Amatsuka Kofun

Amatsuka Kofun was a Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound, located in the Uzumasa Matsumoto-cho neighborhood of Ukyō-ku the city of Kyoto in the Kansai region of Japan.

Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.

Photo: AsPJT, CC0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: kofun in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Also known as: “Amazuka Kofun”

Photo: AsPJT, CC0.

Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Randen-Tenjingawa Station and Kaikonoyashiro.

Randen-Tenjingawa Station

Railway station

Photo: Atsasebo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Randen-Tenjingawa Station is a tram stop in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The station is serviced by the Randen Arashiyama Line that begins at Shijō-Ōmiya and continues west to Arashiyama. Randen-Tenjingawa Station is situated 440 metres northeast of Amatsuka Kofun.

Kaikonoyashiro

Railway station

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Kaikonoyashiro Station is a tram stop in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The station is serviced by the Randen Arashiyama Line that begins at Shijō-Ōmiya and continues west to Arashiyama. Kaikonoyashiro is situated 540 metres north of Amatsuka Kofun.

Uzumasa-Koryuji

Railway station

Photo: Bergmann, CC BY 3.0.

Uzumasa-Kōryūji Station is a tram stop in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The station is serviced by the Randen Arashiyama Line that begins at Shijō-Ōmiya and continues west to Arashiyama. Uzumasa-Koryuji is situated 790 metres northwest of Amatsuka Kofun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nishikyō-ku and Arashiyama.

Nishikyō-ku

Suburb

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Nishikyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "west capital ward" and it is situated on the western edge of the city, to the south of center. Nishikyō-ku is situated 3 km southwest of Amatsuka Kofun.

Arashiyama

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Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty.

Nakagyō-ku

Suburb

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Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. Nakagyō-ku is situated 3½ km east of Amatsuka Kofun.

Amatsuka Kofun

Categories: kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Ukyō District, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.00707° or 35° 0′ 25″ north

Longitude

135.7121° or 135° 42′ 44″ east

Open location code

8Q7Q2P46+RR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 277177335

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q11442478

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Amatsuka Kofun” goes by many names.

Chinese: “天塚古墳”
Japanese: “天塚古墳”
“Amatsuka Kofun”
“Amazuka Kofun”

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