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, with an additional 14 collectively added to the designation in 2001, and the area under protection expanded in 2018.
Overview The Furuichi Kofun Group extends over an area of 2.5 kilometers north-to-south by four kilometers east-to-west, covering plateaus and hill with an average elevation of 24 meters above sea level. These tumuli were built between the late 4th and the mid-sixth century AD. Twenty-seven, including many of the larger tumuli, are under the control of the Imperial Household Agency and are classified as "imperial tombs", for which archaeological excavation has been prohibited.
In 2010 the Furuichi Kofun Group of tumuli, along with those of Mozu Kofun Group, were proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. On 6 July 2019, Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under Criteria: (iii), (iv).
Decline of The Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group After the Ichinoyama Kofun, the era of grand tomb groups began to decline. Though a few large tombs were still erected, like the , the frequency and size began to diminish. The Kawachi Otsukayama Kofun is an outlier, situated between the Mozu and Furuichi Kofun Groups, was built, measuring a staggering 355 meters in length. Its construction during this period remains a mystery, calling for further research and analysis.
As the Furuichi Kofun Group progressed past its prime, the center of tomb construction transitioned to locations such as Shinagadani (also referred to as Kawachi-Asuka), near present-day Taishi Town. The primary locus for tombs in the Kawachi region shifted from Mozu and Furuichi to areas like Shinaga.
Types ("keyhole-shaped) : formerly 31, 26 survive ("circular"): formerly 30, 5 survive ("square"): formerly 48, 22 survive indeterminate: formerly 14, 34 survive
Total: formerly 123, 87 survive
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+List of major kofunMozu / Furuichi Kofungun List (Furuichi)（Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun World Cultural Heritage Registration Promotion Headquarters Meeting）NameNameTypeLengthNational Historic SiteImperial Household AgencyWorld Heritage Site & Comments 誉田御廟山古墳（誉田山古墳）keyhole425mNHSEmperor Ojin WHSNakatsuyama Kofun 仲ツ山古墳（仲津山古墳）keyhole290mNHSNakatsu-himeWHS 岡ミサンザイ古墳keyhole242m Emperor ChūaiWHSIchinoyama Kofun 市ノ山古墳（市野山古墳）keyhole230m Emperor Ingyō WHSHakayama Kofun 墓山古墳 keyhole225m NHSEmperor Ōjin baichōWHSTsudoshiroyama Kofun 津堂城山古墳 keyhole210mNHSFujiidera Tomb Reference SiteWHSKarusato Ozuka Kofun 軽里大塚古墳（前の山古墳/白鳥陵古墳）keyhole200mNHSYamato TakeruWHSNonakamiyayama Kofun 野中宮山古墳keyhole154m Komuroyama Kofun 古室山古墳keyhole150mNHS WHSNonaka Bokeyama Kofun野中ボケ山古墳keyhole122m Emperor NinkenTakayatsukiyama高屋築山古墳keyhole122m Emperor AnkanShirahigeyama Kofun白髪山古墳keyhole115m Emperor SeineiOtorizuka Kofun大鳥塚古墳keyhole110mNHS WHSFutatsuzuka Kofun 二ツ塚古墳keyhole110m Emperor Ōjin baichōWHSHazamiyama Kofun はざみ山古墳keyhole103mNHS WHSMinegazuka Kofun 峯ヶ塚古墳keyhole96mNHS WHSTakaya Hachimanyama Kofun 高屋八幡山古墳keyhole90m Kasuga-no-Yamada himemikoShimaizumi Maruyama Kofun 島泉丸山古墳]]circular 75m Emperor YūryakuNabezuka Kofun 鍋塚古墳square70mNHS WHSMukohakayama Kofun 向墓山古墳]]square68m Emperor Ōjin baichōWHSJōgenjiyama Kofun浄元寺山古墳square67mNHS WHSAoyama Kofun青山古墳round62mNHS WHSHachizuka Kofun鉢塚古墳keyhole60mNHS WHSKaratoyama Kofun唐櫃山古墳scallop59mNHS Inarizuka Kofun稲荷塚古墳scallop50mNHS Higashiyama Kofun東山古墳square50mNHS WHSYajimazuka Kofun八島塚古墳square50m Nakatsu-hime baichōWHS, one of the "Mitsuzuka Kofun)Nakayamazuka Kofun中山塚古墳square50m Nakatsu-hime baichōWHS, one of the "Mitsuzuka Kofun)Shimaizumihirazuka Kofun島泉平塚古墳]]square50m Emperor Yūryaku Kondamaruyama Kofun誉田丸山古墳circular50m Emperor Ōjin baichōWHSKoshirahigeyama Kofun小白髪山古墳keyhole46m Emperor Seinen baichōNishi Umazuka Kofun西馬塚古墳square45m Emperor Ōjin baichōWHSAwazuka Kofun栗塚古墳square43m Emperor Ōjin baichōWHSMiya-no-minamizuka Kofun宮の南塚古墳circular40m Emperor Ingyō baichōNonaka Kofun野中古墳square37mNHS WHSSuketayama Kofun助太山古墳square36mNHSNakatsu-hime baichōWHS, one of the "Mitsuzuka KofunWarizuka Kofun割塚古墳square30mNHS Sandoyama Kofunサンド山古墳 30m? Emperor Ōjin baichōHigashi Umazuka Kofun 東馬塚古墳square23m Emperor Ōjin baichōWHSBanshoyama Kofun蕃所山古墳circular22mNHS Matsukawazuka Kofun松川塚古墳square20mNHS Hayatozuka Kofun隼人塚古墳]]square20m Emperor Yūryaku baichōNonoue Kofun野々上古墳square20m Emperor Ninken baichōInuizuka Kofun衣縫塚古墳circular20m Emperor Ingyō baichōSekimenyama Kofun赤面山古墳square15mNHS
The Mozu Kofun Group is located about 10 kilometers to the west.
See also Kofun Mozu Kofun Group List of Historic Sites of Japan (Osaka) List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials) Buried Cultural Properties World Heritage Sites in Japan
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Entry on UNESCO World Heritage tentative list