Daisen Kofun

The Mozu Kofun Group is a group of kofun—megalithic tombs—in Sakai, , . Originally consisting of more than 100 tombs, fewer than 50% of the key-hole, round, and rectangular tombs remain.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …is operated by the Imperial Household Agency
  • …dates from the 5th century
  • …stands 36 metres (117 feet) tall
  • Description: Burial mound in Sakai
  • Address: 堺区, 堺市, 大阪府 590-0035
  • Also known as
    “Daisenryō Kofun”
    “Emperor Nintoku’s tomb”
    “Mozu no Mimihara no Naka no Misasagi”
    “Tomb of Emperor Nintoku”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Magodayūyama Kofun and Tatsusayama Kofun.
Saigen Jiro, CC0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 390 metres southwest of Daisen Kofun.
Naokijp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 400 metres southwest of Daisen Kofun.
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is a passenger railway station in located… is situated 600 metres south of Daisen Kofun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kita-ku and Nishi-ku.
田英, Public domain.
is a ward of the city of Sakai in , . is situated 3 km east of Daisen Kofun.
Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ward of the city of Sakai in , Japan. is situated 4 km southwest of Daisen Kofun.
田英, Public domain.
Naka-ku is a ward of the city of Sakai in , Japan. is situated 4 km south of Daisen Kofun.

Daisen Kofun

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Latitude
34.56342° or 34° 33′ 48″ north
Longitude
135.48678° or 135° 29′ 12″ east
Open location code
8Q6QHF7P+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30908252
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q5849431

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Daisen Kofun” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Kofun Daisenryō”
  • Chinese: “大仙陵古墳”
  • Finnish: “Daisenryō-kofun”
  • French: “Daisen Kofun”
  • French: “Kofun Daisen”
  • French: “kofun Daisenryō”
  • French: “Kofun Daisenryō”
  • Japanese: “Daisen Kofun”
  • Japanese: “だいせんこふん”
  • Japanese: “仁徳天皇陵”
  • Japanese: “仁徳陵古墳”
  • Japanese: “大仙古墳”
  • Japanese: “大仙陵古墳”
  • Japanese: “大山古墳”
  • Japanese: “百舌鳥耳原中陵”
  • Korean: “다이센릉 고분”
  • Polish: “Daisenryō-Kofun”
  • Portuguese: “Daisenryō-Kofun”
  • Spanish: “Daisenryō-Kofun”
  • “Emperor Nintoku’s tomb”
  • “Mozu no Mimihara no Naka no Misasagi”
  • “Tomb of Emperor Nintoku”

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