Bakuya Kofun
Bakuya Kofun is a burial mound, located in the Umamikita neighborhood of the town of Kōryō, Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1983.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: kofun period burial mound in Japan
- Also known as: “牧野古墳 (bakuyakofun)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Raspa and Otomeyama Kofun.
Raspa
Shopping center
Photo: ブルーノ・, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Raspa is a shopping center, which is situated 1¼ km north of Bakuya Kofun.
Otomeyama Kofun
Archaeological site
Otomeyama Kofun is a burial mound from the Kofun period, located on the border of the Terato neighborhood of the town of Kōryō and the Samita neighborhood of the town of Kawai, Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Otomeyama Kofun is situated 2 km northeast of Bakuya Kofun.
Sanuki Shrine
Shinto shrine
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Sanuki Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 1½ km east of Bakuya Kofun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kanmaki and Koryo.
Kanmaki
Town
Photo: Kansai explorer, CC BY 3.0.
Kanmaki is a town located in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 September 2024, the town had an estimated population of 21,147 in 10075 households, and a population density of 3400 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 6.14 km2.
Koryo
Town
Photo: Kansai explorer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kōryō is a town located in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2024, the town had an estimated population of 35,035 in 14106 households, and a population density of 2100 persons per km2. Koryo is situated 2½ km southeast of Bakuya Kofun.
Kawai
Town
Photo: Kansai explorer, CC BY 3.0.
Kawai is a town located in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 September 2024, the town had an estimated population of 16,636 in 7968 households, and a population density of 2000 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 8.23 km2. Kawai is situated 3 km northeast of Bakuya Kofun.
Bakuya Kofun
- Categories: kofun, circular kofun, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kanmaki Chō, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.55429° or 34° 33′ 15″ northLongitude
135.72407° or 135° 43′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QHP3F+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 164257319OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q11570540
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In Other Languages
“Bakuya Kofun” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “牧野古墳”
- “Bakuya Kofun”
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