Torazuka Kofun

The Torazuka Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in what is now the Nakane neighborhood of city of Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It received protection as a National Historic Site in 1974.

Photo: AsPJT, CC0.

Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: kofun period burial mound in Japan
Also known as: “Torazuka Tumulus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nakane and Hitachinaka IC.

Nakane

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Nakane Station is a passenger railway station on the Minato Line in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. Nakane is situated 1 km southwest of Torazuka Kofun.

Hitachinaka IC

Tollbooth

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Hitachinaka IC is a tollbooth, which is situated 320 metres southeast of Torazuka Kofun.

Fukudō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fukudō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Torazuka Kofun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oarai and Mito.

Oarai

Town

Photo: t.kunikuni, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ōarai is a town located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2020, the town had an estimated population of 15,867 in 6,881 households and a population density of 664 inhabitants per square kilometre. Oarai is situated 7 km south of Torazuka Kofun.

Mito

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mito is the capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 268,036 in 126,055 households and a population density of 1,233 persons per km2.

Torazuka Kofun

Categories: decorated kofun, final stage kofun, kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Hitachinaka Shi, Ibaraki, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

36.37338° or 36° 22′ 24″ north

Longitude

140.56987° or 140° 34′ 12″ east

Open location code

8R829HF9+9W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7721020604

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q11625282

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In Other Languages

“Torazuka Kofun” goes by many names.

Japanese: “虎塚古墳”

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Highlights include 十五郎穴(横穴墓群) and 鷹ノ巣跨道橋.

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