West Motomezuka Tumulus

Nishimotomezuka Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Miyakodori, neighborhood of Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2005.

Type: Tomb
Description: historical Japanese burial mound
Also known as: “Nishimotomezuka Kofun” and “西求女塚”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Maya and Nishinada Station.

Maya

Railway station

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Maya Station is a passenger railway station located in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Maya is situated 420 metres north of West Motomezuka Tumulus.

Nishinada Station

Railway stop

Nishinada Station

Photo: KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nishinada Station is a railway station on the Hanshin… Nishinada Station is situated 180 metres northwest of West Motomezuka Tumulus.

Iwaya

Railway station

Photo: Mugu-shisai, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Iwaya Station is a railway station of Hanshin Main… Iwaya is situated 740 metres west of West Motomezuka Tumulus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chūō-ku and Higashinada-ku.

Chūō-ku

Suburb

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Chūō is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. Chūō-ku is situated 3½ km southwest of West Motomezuka Tumulus.

Higashinada-ku

Suburb

Photo: Laitr Keiows, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Higashinada is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. Higashinada-ku is situated 4 km northeast of West Motomezuka Tumulus.

Hatobachō

Neighborhood

Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.

Hatobachō is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km southwest of West Motomezuka Tumulus.

West Motomezuka Tumulus

Categories: kofun, Zenpō-kōhō-fun, historic site, and burial
Location: Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.70504° or 34° 42′ 18″ north

Longitude

135.22632° or 135° 13′ 35″ east

Open location code

8Q6QP64G+2G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3070132283

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=tomb

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“West Motomezuka Tumulus” goes by many names.

Japanese: “西求女塚古墳”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nada South Area Children’s Hall and Koban.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sushiro and まさちゃん.

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