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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: kofun in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as: “Amazuka Kofun”
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
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
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
Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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″ northLongitude
135.7121° or 135° 42′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2P46+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 277177335OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata 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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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 “Amatsuka Kofun”. Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.