Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun

Ōno-no-Iwaya Kofun is a Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound, located in the Ryūhoku neighborhood of the town of Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roadside station Ryuhoku and Arisa Station.

Roadside station Ryuhoku

Retail building

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Roadside station Ryuhoku is a retail building, which is situated 1 km northwest of Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun.

Arisa Station

Railway station

Photo: 藻南官舎前, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arisa Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. Arisa Station is situated 3 km west of Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun.

Ogawa

Railway stop

Photo: Hyolee2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ogawa Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. Ogawa is situated 3½ km north of Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uki.

Uki is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2024, the city had an estimated population of 56,491 in 25302 households, and a population density of 300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 188.67 km2.

Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun

Type: Archaeological site
Description: kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan
Categories: kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Hikawa, Yatsushiro district, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.5724° or 32° 34′ 21″ north

Longitude

130.70177° or 130° 42′ 6″ east

Open location code

8Q4GHPC2+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1363035318

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q24876586

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun” goes by many names.

Chinese: “大野窟古墳”
Japanese: “大野窟古墳”

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Highlights include 本残寺 and 迫公民館.

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