Himeogawa Kofun
The Himeogawa Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in the Himeogawa neighborhood of the city of Anjō, Aichi in the Tōkai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated as a National Historic Site in 1927.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sakurai Station and Horiuchikōen Station.
Sakurai Station
Railway stop
Photo: ButuCC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sakurai Station is a railway station in the city of Anjō, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Sakurai Station is situated 730 metres northwest of Himeogawa Kofun.
Horiuchikōen Station
Railway station
Photo: Umako, Public domain.
Horiuchikōen Station is a railway station in the city of Anjō, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Horiuchikōen Station is situated 1½ km north of Himeogawa Kofun.
蓮泉寺
Buddhist temple
Photo: Bariston, CC BY-SA 4.0.
蓮泉寺 is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 800 metres southwest of Himeogawa Kofun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kota and Okazaki.
Kota
Town
Photo: Umako, Public domain.
Kōta is a town located in Nukata District, Aichi Prefecture, in the Tōkai region of Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the town had an estimated population of 42,200 in 16,198 households, and a population density of 744 persons per km2. Kota is situated 8 km southeast of Himeogawa Kofun.
Okazaki
Photo: Bariston, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Okazaki is midway between Nagoya and Toyohashi, in the center of Aichi prefecture. It has a long history, but is best known for being the birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Himeogawa Kofun
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient burial mound in Anjō, Tōkai, Japan
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Anjō-shi, Aichi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.91551° or 34° 54′ 56″ northLongitude
137.09563° or 137° 5′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8Q6VW38W+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 629933268OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q85766592
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Himeogawa Kofun” goes by many names.
- French: “Himeogawa”
- Japanese: “姫小川古墳”
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Highlights include 浅間神社 and 東町浅間神社遊園.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Himeogawa Kofun”. Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0.