Ayamezuka Kofun
The Ayamezuka Kofun is a keyhole-shaped kofun burial mound located in the Takenomachi neighborhood of Nishikan-ku, Niigata in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1938.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maki Station and Maki Post Office.
Maki Station
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maki Station is a railway station in Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Maki Station is situated 2½ km southeast of Ayamezuka Kofun.
Maki Post Office
Post office
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Maki Post Office is situated 2 km east of Ayamezuka Kofun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yahiko.
Yahiko
Village
Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yahiko is a village located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019, the village had an estimated population of 7,824, and a population density of 311 persons per km2. The total area of the village was 25.17 square kilometres. Yahiko is situated 8 km south of Ayamezuka Kofun.
Ayamezuka Kofun
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Kofun period burial mound in Nishikan-ku, Japan
- Categories: kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.76685° or 37° 46′ 1″ northLongitude
138.8657° or 138° 51′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8Q9WQV88+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 7560931370OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q11619951
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In Other Languages
“Ayamezuka Kofun” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “菖蒲塚古墳”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Takenomachi Post Office and 新潟市立巻北小学校.
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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 “Ayamezuka Kofun”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.