Gen’emon’yama Kofun

Gen’emon’yama Kofun is an archaeological site in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka. Gen’emon’yama Kofun is situated nearby to the bridge 陵東橋, as well as near the railway stop Mikunigaoka.

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: kofun in Japan
Also known as: “Genemonyama Kofun”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mikunigaoka and Daisen Kofun.

Mikunigaoka

Railway stop

Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC0.

Mikunigaoka Station is a junction railway station located in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan. It is jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company and the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. Mikunigaoka is situated 110 metres east of Gen’emon’yama Kofun.

Daisen Kofun

Archaeological site

Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.

The Mozu Kofun Group is a group of kofun—megalithic tombs—in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Originally consisting of more than 100 tombs, fewer than 50% of the key-hole, round, and rectangular tombs remain. Daisen Kofun is situated 480 metres southwest of Gen’emon’yama Kofun.

Tsukamawari Kofun

Archaeological site

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Tsukamawari Kofun is an archaeological site, which is situated 280 metres south of Gen’emon’yama Kofun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kita-ku and Sumiyoshi-ku.

Kita-ku

Suburb

Photo: 田英, Public domain.

Kita-ku is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 15.58 km2 and a population of 154,846. The population density is 9,945 per km2.

Sumiyoshi-ku

Suburb

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Sumiyoshi-ku is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is located on the southern part of the Uemachi Plateau, in the southernmost part of Osaka City, and is separated from Sakai City's Sakai-ku and Kita-ku by the Yamato River. Sumiyoshi-ku is situated 4 km north of Gen’emon’yama Kofun.

Naka

Suburb

Photo: 田英, Public domain.

Naka-ku is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 17.94 km2 and a population of 121,377. The population density is 6,766 per square kilometer. Naka is situated 4 km south of Gen’emon’yama Kofun.

Gen’emon’yama Kofun

Categories: kofun, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.56516° or 34° 33′ 55″ north

Longitude

135.49159° or 135° 29′ 30″ east

Open location code

8Q6QHF8R+3J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 691003623

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q66124353

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Gen’emon’yama Kofun” goes by many names.

Chinese: “源右衛門山古墳”
Japanese: “源右衛門山古墳”

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Highlights include 陵東橋 and 大安寺山古墳.

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