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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tomb
- Description: historical Japanese burial mound
- Also known as: “Nishimotomezuka Kofun”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Maya is situated 420 metres north of West Motomezuka Tumulus.
Nishinada Station
Railway stop
Photo: KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nishinada Station is a railway station on the Hanshin Main Line in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Hanshin Electric Railway. 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 Line, in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, between Nishi-Nada Station and Kasuganomichi Station. Iwaya is situated 740 metres west of West Motomezuka Tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chuo-ku and Higashinada-ku.
Chuo-ku
Suburb
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Chūō is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 28.46 km2, and a population of 127,602 with 74,814 households as of January 31, 2012. The ward was formed from the 1980 merger of the former Fukiai-ku and Ikuta-ku. Chuo-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. It has an area of 30.36 km2. and a population of 212,111. South of the Hanshin Main Line, it is also home to some notable sake brewing areas, including Uozaki and Mikage. Higashinada-ku is situated 4 km northeast of West Motomezuka Tumulus.
Hyogo-ku
Suburb
Photo: Pastern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyogo is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 14.68 km2 and a population of 109,144. The area's location with a natural harbour near the Akashi Strait which links Osaka Bay and the Seto inland sea has been an important location throughout the history of Japan. Hyogo-ku is situated 6 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″ northLongitude
135.22632° or 135° 13′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QP64G+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 3070132283OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombWikidata ID
Q11628958
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In Other Languages
“West Motomezuka Tumulus” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “西求女塚”
- Japanese: “西求女塚古墳”
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Highlights include Nada South Area Children’s Hall and Koban.
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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 “West Motomezuka Tumulus”. Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.