Tennō-no-Mori Kofun
Tennō-no-Mori Kofun is a Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound, located in the Goryōzuka-no-koshi-chō, neighborhood of Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto in the Kansai region of Japan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan
- Also known as: “Tenno-no-mori Kofun” and “Tenno-no-Mori Kofun”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saihō Temple and Kyoto Katsura Hospital.
Saihō Temple
Park
Photo: Ivanoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saihō-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Matsuo, Nishikyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple, which is famed for its moss garden, is commonly referred to as "Koke-dera", meaning "moss temple", while the formal name is "Kōinzan Saihō-ji". Saihō Temple is situated 1½ km north of Tennō-no-Mori Kofun.
Kyoto Katsura Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Shinmaebashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kyoto Katsura Hospital is situated 580 metres northwest of Tennō-no-Mori Kofun.
西京警察署
Police station
Photo: J o, CC BY-SA 3.0.
西京警察署 is a police station, which is situated 500 metres northeast of Tennō-no-Mori Kofun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arashiyama and Ukyō District.
Arashiyama
Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty.
Ukyō District
Suburb
Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Ukyō District is situated 4½ km northeast of Tennō-no-Mori Kofun.
Minami
Suburb
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Minami is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku. Minami is situated 5 km east of Tennō-no-Mori Kofun.
Tennō-no-Mori Kofun
- Categories: kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.97758° or 34° 58′ 39″ northLongitude
135.68962° or 135° 41′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QXMHQ+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 7019118890OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q28608917
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Tennō-no-Mori Kofun” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “天皇之杜古墳”
- Japanese: “天皇の杜古墳”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 廣見寺 and 市立樫原中学校.
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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 “Tennō-no-Mori Kofun”. Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.