Tōmizuka Kofun
The Tōmizuka Kofun is a keyhole-shaped kofun burial mound located in the Wakabayashi ward of the city of Sendai, Miyagi in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kasuminome Air Field and Wakabayashi Post Office.
Kasuminome Air Field
Aerodrome
Kasuminome Air Field is a military aerodrome of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Kasuminome. It is located 2.7 NM southeast of Sendai in the Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Wakabayashi Post Office
Post office
Photo: 広瀬川, Public domain.
Wakabayashi Post Office is situated 1 km east of Tōmizuka Kofun.
Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Wakabayashi Hospital
Hospital
Photo: 広瀬川, Public domain.
Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Wakabayashi Hospital is situated 1 km north of Tōmizuka Kofun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miyagino and Taihaku-ku.
Miyagino
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Miyagino-ku is the northeastern ward of the city Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2017, the ward had a population of 196,086 and a population density of 3370 persons per km2 in 91322 households. Miyagino is situated 3 km north of Tōmizuka Kofun.
Taihaku-ku
Suburb
Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
Taihaku-ku is the southernmost ward of the city Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2023, the ward had a population of 234,391 and a population density of 1028 persons per km2 in 113,068 households. Taihaku-ku is situated 3½ km southwest of Tōmizuka Kofun.
Aoba
Suburb
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aoba-ku is one of five wards of Sendai, the largest city in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Aoba-ku encompasses 302.278 km² and had a population of 296,551, with 147,622 households as of March 1, 2012. Aoba is situated 5 km northwest of Tōmizuka Kofun.
Tōmizuka Kofun
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: 4th or 5th century Japanese burial mound
- Categories: kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wakabayashi, Sendai, Miyagi, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.23793° or 38° 14′ 17″ northLongitude
140.91447° or 140° 54′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8RC26WQ7+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 105139007OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q11642380
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In Other Languages
“Tōmizuka Kofun” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “遠見塚古墳”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Toomizuka Elementary School and 遠見塚一丁目東公園.
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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 “Tōmizuka Kofun”. Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.