Kawarazuka Kofun
The Kawarazuka Kofun is a kofun burial mound located in the city of Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site in 1938 and re-designated as a Special National Historic Site of Japan in 2020 as part of the Sakitama Kofun Cluster.Photo: 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saitama Prefectural Museum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds and Teppōyama Kofun.
Saitama Prefectural Museum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds
Museum
Photo: Nesnad, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Saitama Prefectural Museum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds is a museum in Gyōda, Saitama, Japan. The building is inside of Sakitama Kofun Park. Saitama Prefectural Museum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds is situated 130 metres west of Kawarazuka Kofun.
Teppōyama Kofun
Grassland
Photo: Hotsuregua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Teppōyama Kofun is a kofun burial mound located in the city of Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site in 1938 and re-designated as a Special National Historic Site of Japan in 2020 as part of the Sakitama Kofun Cluster. Teppōyama Kofun is situated 150 metres southeast of Kawarazuka Kofun.
Atagoyama Kofun
Archaeological site
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
The Atagoyama Kofun is a kofun burial mound located in the city of Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site in 1938 and re-designated as a Special National Historic Site of Japan in 2020 as part of the Sakitama Kofun Cluster. Atagoyama Kofun is situated 160 metres north of Kawarazuka Kofun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kumagaya and Yoshimi-machi.
Kumagaya
Photo: 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kumagaya is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 195,277 in 87,827 households and a population density of 1200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 159.82 square kilometres.
Yoshimi-machi
Town
Yoshimi is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 18,594 in 7800 households and a population density of 480 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 38.64 square kilometres. Yoshimi-machi is situated 10 km south of Kawarazuka Kofun.
Kawarazuka Kofun
- Type: Grassland
- Description: kofun burial mound in Japan
- Categories: kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Gyōda Shi, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.12477° or 36° 7′ 29″ northLongitude
139.47703° or 139° 28′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8Q8X4FFG+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 493650071OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=grasslandWikidata ID
Q11574186
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In Other Languages
“Kawarazuka Kofun” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “瓦塚古墳”
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