Ōtsurumaki Kofun
Ōtsurumaki Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in what is now the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1927.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: kofun period burial mound in Japan
- Also known as: “Otsurumaki-kofun”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sengenyama Kofun and Kuragano Shrine.
Sengenyama Kofun
Archaeological site
Sengenyama Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in the Kuraganomachi neighborhood the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. Sengenyama Kofun is situated 600 metres northwest of Ōtsurumaki Kofun.
Kuragano Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Taisuke.Kasuya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuragano Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 440 metres east of Ōtsurumaki Kofun.
Kuragano Station
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuragano Station is a railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company, with a freight depot operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company. Kuragano Station is situated 1 km northeast of Ōtsurumaki Kofun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fujioka and Tamamura.
Fujioka
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fujioka is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 64,539 in 27,616 households, and a population density of 360/km2. The total area of the city is 180.29 km2.
Tamamura
Town
Photo: Taisuke.Kasuya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tamamura is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2020, the town had an estimated population of 36,367 in 15685 households, and a population density of 1440 persons per km². The total area of the town is 25.78 square kilometres. Tamamura is situated 7 km east of Ōtsurumaki Kofun.
Ōtsurumaki Kofun
- Categories: kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Takasaki, Gunma, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.29474° or 36° 17′ 41″ northLongitude
139.03861° or 139° 2′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8Q8X72VQ+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 172390369OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17227935
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Ōtsurumaki Kofun” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大鶴卷古墳”
- Japanese: “大鶴巻古墳”
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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 “Ōtsurumaki Kofun”. Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.