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

Archaeology & Antiquity Japan Asia

The Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group comprises 49 ancient burial mounds constructed during Japan's Kofun period (3rd–6th centuries AD), representing one of the world's most significant collections of monumental funerary architecture. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019, the group demonstrates the sophisticated social hierarchy, artistic traditions, and burial practices ...