Furuichi Kofun Cluster
Furuichi kofungun (古市古墳群) is a group of Kofun period burial mounds located in the cities of Fujiidera and Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Twelve of the tumuli in this group were individually designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1956, within additional 14 collectively added to the designation in 2001, and the area under protection expanded in 2018.
| Furuichi kofungun | |
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Kondagobyōyama Kofun. This is the largest in the group. | |
| Details | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 34°33′46″N 135°36′33″E |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name | Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
| Designated | 2019 (43rd session) |
| Reference no. | 1593 |
| Region | Eastern Asia |
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National Historic Site of Japan | |
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