Ezaki Kofun
The Ezaki Kofun, is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Kamibayashi-Ezaki neighborhood of the city of Sōja, Okayama Prefecture in the Chugoku region of western Japan. The tumulus was designated a Okayama Prefecture Historic Site in 1986.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bitchu-Kokubunji Temple and Komori-zuka Burial Mound.
Bitchu-Kokubunji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
The Bitchū Kokubun-ji is an Omuro-branch Shingon Buddhist temple located in what is now the Kamibayashi neighborhood of the city of Sōja, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. Bitchu-Kokubunji Temple is situated 470 metres southeast of Ezaki Kofun.
Komori-zuka Burial Mound
Archaeological site
Kōmorizuka Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Kanbayashi neighborhood of the city of Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. Komori-zuka Burial Mound is situated 1 km east of Ezaki Kofun.
Seishan tomb
Archaeological site
Tsukuriyama Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in the Misu neighborhood of Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1921. Seishan tomb is situated 1 km southwest of Ezaki Kofun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiyone and Hayashima.
Kiyone
Suburb
Kiyone was a village located in Tsukubo District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 5,563 and a density of 585.58 persons per km2. Kiyone is situated 4½ km southwest of Ezaki Kofun.
Hayashima
Town
Photo: Bakkai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hayashima is a town located in Tsukubo District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024, the town had an estimated population of 12,772 in 5261 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km2. Hayashima is situated 9 km southeast of Ezaki Kofun.
Kurashiki
Kurashiki is one of Japan's great old merchant towns, with around half a million citizens today. Sitting along a scenic canal at the foot of Mt. Tsurugata, Kurashiki's white-walled storehouses are beautifully preserved and open for exploration.
Ezaki Kofun
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Soja, Okayama, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.66836° or 34° 40′ 6″ northLongitude
133.77714° or 133° 46′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8Q6MMQ9G+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 2478961548OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q11550858
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In Other Languages
“Ezaki Kofun” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “江崎古墳”
- “Ezaki Kofun”
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