Iwase Senzuka Kofu group

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Coordinates: 34 ° 13 '25 "  N , 135 ° 13' 48.4"  E

Kofu group in the Maeyama A section

Iwase Senzuka kofungun group ( Japanese 岩 橋 千 塚 古墳 群 , Iwase Senzuka kofungun ) is an important archaeological site in Japan . It is a group of barrows ( Kofun ) from the Kofun and Asuka periods , which is located in Wakayama in Wakayama Prefecture . The Kofu group was declared a special historical site on March 29, 1952 . There are a total of 27 groups with 680 to 850 barrows on an area of ​​61,000 m², which date to the period from the 5th to the 7th century.

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The Kofu group is associated with a group of ruling families, the Kii no kuni no miyatsuko ( 紀伊国 造 ). They ruled in the province of Kii , today the prefecture of Wakayama, mostly small areas ( kuni ) with not precisely defined borders. The barrows are spread north to Narukami, referred to as Hanayama, and south to Okazaki, referred to as Inbe Hachiman-yama Kofun. To the west the archaeological area extends to Miya, where the Kii Kuni no miyatsuko are entrenched in the Hinokuma and Kunikakasu shrine complex . The round kofun ( 円 墳 , empun ) make up the majority of the barrows , kofun with keyhole shape ( 前方 後 円 墳 , zempō kōenfun ), however, only 1% and kofun with a rectangular base ( 方 墳 , hōfun ) the rest of the barrows . It is believed that the barrows were built from the 2nd half of the 6th century

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  • In 1906 Shōgorō Tsuboi made the first exploration
  • In 1907, Ōno Ungai (1863–1938) began excavating and introduced the experts to the construction method of stone chambers with a side entrance ( 横 穴 式 石室 ).
  • 1918 excavations by Katsumi Kuruita, Taketoshi Iwai and Kingo Tazawa
  • 1931 Part of the main group is declared a regional historical site; In 1952, in accordance with the Cultural Property Protection Act, it was designated a special historical site; between 1988 and 2000 more barrows were added to the declaration.
  • 1980 Project for the precise mapping of the barrow distribution.

The 65 hectare site is currently being run, maintained and made accessible to the public as an open-air museum . Information is available from the Kii-fudoki no oka Museum in Wakayama Prefecture.

Important kofun

Maeyama Kofun

  • Shogun-zuka Kofun (B53): Keyhole Kofun with a height of 42.5 m, a ceiling height of 4.3 m and a side entrance. Unearthed material goods: silver bracelets, iron goods, Haji and Sue ceramics , precious stones and horse harness. The stone chamber is open to the public.
  • Chiji-zuka Kofun (B67): Keyhole Kofun with a height of 34.5 m and a diameter of 16.2 m. Unearthed material goods: Haniwa and Sue pottery
  • Gunchō-zuka Kofun (B112): Keyhole Kofun with a height of 30.5 m.
  • Tennō-zuka Kofun: with a height of 88 m, the largest keyhole kofun in the prefecture. The stone burial chamber with a side entrance is the second largest in Japan with a height of 5.9 m from floor to ceiling.
  • Maeyama Kofun A47: with a diameter of 27 m and a height of 8 m, the largest round kofun among the Maeyama barrows. The stone chamber is open to the public.

Dainichiyama Kofun

  • Dainichiyama Kofun 35: Keyhole Kofun with a height of 86 m. Unearthed material goods: Haniwa in cylinder and house shape, as well as some finds unique in the country, including a Haniwa in the shape of a bird spreading its wings, Haniwa with two faces, on the front and back ( 両 面 人物 埴 輪 ) and Haniwa in the shape of Hip quivers ( 胡 籙 埴 輪 , Koroku haniwa ).

gallery

  • Maeyama Kofun A13 corridor from the entrance to the burial chamber

  • Maeyama Kofun A46 burial chamber

  • Maeyama Kofun A56 entrance area to the stone chamber

  • Maeyama Kofun A100 stone coffin made from stone slabs

  • Maeyama Kofun A111 Shaft-like stone chamber

  • Maeyama Kofun B53, the Shogun-zuka Kofun ( 将軍 塚 古墳 )

  • Maeyama Kofun B53, stone chamber of the Shogun-tsuka Kofun

  • Maeyama Kofun B67, the Chiji-zuka Kofun ( 知事 塚 古墳 )

  • Maeyama Kofun B112, the Gunchō-zuka Kofun ( 郡 長 塚 古墳 )

  • Stone chamber of Tennō-zuka Kofun

  • Hanayama Kofun 6 hills

  • Hanayama Kofun 6 stone chamber

  • Inbe Maeyama Kofun B10, the Inbe hachiman-yama Kofun ( 井 辺 八 幡 山 古墳 )

Web links

Commons : Iwase Senzuka Kofungruppe  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 岩 橋 千 塚 古墳 群 . In: The cultural properties of Wakayama City. 和 歌 山 市 文化 振興 課 , 2009, accessed August 27, 2019 (Japanese).
  2. ↑ a b 岩 橋 千 塚 古墳 群 . In: デ ジ タ ル 版 日本人 名 大 辞典 + Plus at kotobank.jp. Retrieved August 27, 2019 (Japanese, the number of barrows varies.).
  3. ↑ 将軍 塚 古墳 （前 山 B53 号 墳） . In: kofun map. 2019, Retrieved August 27, 2019 (Japanese).
  4. ↑ 知事 塚 古墳 （前 山 B67 号 墳） . In: kofun map. 2019, Retrieved August 27, 2019 (Japanese).
  5. ↑ 郡 長 塚 古墳 （前 山 B112 号 墳） . In: kofun map. 2019, Retrieved August 27, 2019 (Japanese).
  6. ↑ 大 日 山 35 号 墳 . In: kofun map. 2019, Retrieved August 27, 2019 (Japanese).