🏛️ Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
49 UNESCO-listed burial mounds spanning the Kofun period
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2019
- 49 kofun (burial mounds) across Sakai, Habikino, and Fujiidera cities, Osaka Prefecture
- Built during the Kofun period (3rd–6th centuries AD)
- Largest concentration of kofun in Japan, with the largest mound reaching 486 metres in length
The Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group comprises 49 ancient burial mounds distributed across two clusters in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Inscribed ...