Iwafune Kofun
Iwafune Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Iwafune neighborhood of the city of Yasugi, Shimane in the San'in region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1948.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Adachi Museum of Art and Noki Shrine.
Adachi Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: Ryohei Noda, CC BY 2.0.
The Adachi Museum of Art opened in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 1970. It houses a collection of nihonga, including paintings by Yokoyama Taikan, and has a celebrated garden. Adachi Museum of Art is situated 2 km south of Iwafune Kofun.
Noki Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Bittercup, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Noki Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 2½ km east of Iwafune Kofun.
Yasugi City Historical Museum
Museum
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Yasugi City Historical Museum is situated 3½ km south of Iwafune Kofun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hirose and Yasugi.
Hirose
Suburb
Hirose was a town located in Nogi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,796 and a density of 43.05 persons per km2. Hirose is situated 4 km southwest of Iwafune Kofun.
Yasugi
Photo: Ryohei Noda, CC BY 2.0.
Yasugi is a city at the eastern end of Shimane Prefecture. Directly to the west is the town of Higashi Izumo and then Matsue city. Directly to the east is the city of Yonago. On October 1, 2004, the towns of Hakuta and Hirose merged with the city of Yasugi.
Yakumo
Suburb
Yakumo was a village located in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,931 and a density of 123.77 persons per km2. Yakumo is situated 9 km west of Iwafune Kofun.
Iwafune Kofun
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient tomb in Yasugi, Shimane, Japan
- Categories: kofun, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Yasugi Shi, Shimane, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.40008° or 35° 24′ 0″ northLongitude
133.19016° or 133° 11′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8Q7MC52R+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 2476372101OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17989005
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In Other Languages
“Iwafune Kofun” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “岩舟古墳”
- Japanese: “飯梨岩舟古墳”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Iwafune Kofun”. Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.