Moto-Inari Kofun
Motoinari Kofun is a Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound, located in the Kitayama, Muko-cho neighborhood of Mukō, Kyoto in the Kansai region of Japan.Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
- Type: Tomb
- Description: Kofun
- Also known as: “Motoinari Kofun”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mukō Shrine and Kyoto Mukomachi Velodrome.
Mukō Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Mukō Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 140 metres south of Moto-Inari Kofun.
Kyoto Mukomachi Velodrome
Stadium
Photo: Cake6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyoto Mukomachi Velodrome is a stadium, which is situated 230 metres northeast of Moto-Inari Kofun.
Nishi-Mukō Station
Railway station
Photo: 計記録, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nishi-Mukō Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway. Nishi-Mukō Station is situated 750 metres southeast of Moto-Inari Kofun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nishikyō-ku and South Kyoto.
Nishikyō-ku
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 4½ km north of Moto-Inari Kofun.
South Kyoto
Photo: Grialte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southern Kyoto covers a large part of Japan's former capital, stretching from the Ōharano area in the west to Fushimi-ku, Daigo, and the southern tip of Higashiyama-ku in the east.
Minami
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Minami is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku. Minami is situated 6 km northeast of Moto-Inari Kofun.
Moto-Inari Kofun
- Categories: kofun, Zenpō-kōhō-fun, historic site, and burial
- Location: Mukō Shi, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.94517° or 34° 56′ 43″ northLongitude
135.69727° or 135° 41′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QWMWW+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 48434810OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombWikidata ID
Q38279257
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Moto-Inari Kofun” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “元稻荷古墳”
- Japanese: “元稲荷古墳”
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