The is a group of Kofun period burial mounds located in what is now the Sōja neighborhood of the city of Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. Five of the kofun in this group were collectively designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2024.
Overview The Sōja Kofun Cluster is located in the northwestern part of Maebashi city, on the west bank of the Tone River at the southeastern foot of Mount Haruna in central Gunma Prefecture. The burial mounds were constructed in the first half of the 7th century, towards the end of the Kofun period, and are the graves of powerful families who ruled the region from the late 5th century to the late 7th century. The group consists of:
+Sōja Kofun Cluster'AreaNameTypeLenthDateHS statusNTōmiyama Kofun (遠見山古墳)Zenpokoenfun88 meterslate 5cNHSSŌyama Kofun (王山古墳)Zenpokoenfun76 metersearly 6cCHSŌkawaharayama Kofun (王河原山古墳) Zenpokoenfun （destroyed）NSōja Futagoyama Kofun (総社二子山古墳) Zenpokoenfun 90 meters late 6cNHSSōja Atagoyama Kofun (総社愛宕山古墳)]Square56 meters mid-7cNHSHōtōzan Kofun (宝塔山古墳)Square66 metersmid-7cNHSJaketsuzan Kofun (蛇穴山古墳)Square44 metersmid-7cNHS
See also List of Historic Sites of Japan (Gunma)
References
External links
Maebashi City official site