Jingūjiyama Kofun

Jingūjiyama Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in the Nakai neighborhood of Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1959.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: Kofun period burial mound in Kita-ku, Japan
Also known as: “Jingu-ji-yama Kofun”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hōkaiin and Nishigawara Station.

Hōkaiin

Railway station

Photo: Onagadori, CC BY 3.0.

Hōkaiin Station is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company. Hōkaiin is situated 320 metres west of Jingūjiyama Kofun.

Nishigawara Station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Nishigawara Station is a passenger railway station located in Naka-ku, in the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company. Nishigawara Station is situated 1 km southeast of Jingūjiyama Kofun.

JFE Harenokuni Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Kanko3131, Public domain.

The JFE Harenokuni Stadium, known from 2010 to February 2015 as Kanko Stadium, as well as City Light Stadium from 2016 to 2024, and before that as Okayama Combined Ground Athletic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Okayama, Japan. JFE Harenokuni Stadium is situated 1 km west of Jingūjiyama Kofun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naka-ku and Minami-ku.

Naka-ku

Suburb

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Naka-ku is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 51.24 km2 and a population of 138,949. The population density is 2,711 inhabitants per square kilometer. Naka-ku is situated 3 km southeast of Jingūjiyama Kofun.

Minami-ku

Suburb

Photo: Nakanic2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Minami-ku is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 127.36 km2 and a population of 165,193. The population density is 1,297 per km2. Minami-ku is situated 9 km south of Jingūjiyama Kofun.

Jingūjiyama Kofun

Categories: kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun, forest, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.68389° or 34° 41′ 2″ north

Longitude

133.93081° or 133° 55′ 51″ east

Open location code

8Q6MMWMJ+H8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 551360757

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

Wikidata ID

Q28657616

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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Turkish—“Jingūjiyama Kofun” goes by many names.

Japanese: “神宮寺山古墳”
Turkish: “Jingūjiyama Tümülüsü”

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