Okunoyama Kofun

The Okunoyama 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: Saigen Jiro, CC0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teppōyama Kofun and Nakanoyama 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 130 metres northeast of Okunoyama Kofun.

Nakanoyama Kofun

Grassland

Photo: 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Nakanoyama 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. Nakanoyama Kofun is situated 130 metres southeast of Okunoyama Kofun.

Kawarazuka Kofun

Grassland

Photo: 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Kawarazuka Kofun is situated 210 metres north of Okunoyama 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 1,200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 159.82 square kilometres.

Yoshimi-machi

Town

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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 9 km south of Okunoyama Kofun.

Okunoyama Kofun

Type: Grassland
Description: kofun in Saitama, Japan
Categories: kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Gyōda Shi, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

36.12288° or 36° 7′ 22″ north

Longitude

139.47712° or 139° 28′ 38″ east

Open location code

8Q8X4FFG+4R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 493650085

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

Wikidata ID

Q11445573

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In Other Languages

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

Chinese: “奧之山古墳”
Japanese: “奥の山古墳”

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