🏛️ Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan

Archaeology & Antiquity Japan Asia

The Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group comprises 49 monumental burial mounds constructed during Japan's Kofun period, representing one of the world's largest concentrations of such structures. Located across two clusters in Osaka Prefecture, these earthen mounds testify to the social hierarchy, burial practices, and artistic sophistication of ancient Japan between the 3rd ...