Octagonal Kofun
Octagonal Kofun (八角墳, hakkaku-fun) are a very rare kind of kofun.
Many Japanese Emperors were buried in them including Empress Kōgyoku in Kengoshizuka Kofun,[1][2] Emperor Tenji in his Mausoleum,[3] and Emperor Jomei in Dannozuka Kofun[4]
From the end of the 6th century to the beginning of the 7th, the tumuli of the monarchs changed from square hōfun tumuli to octagonal hakkaku-fun tumuli.[5]
List of Octagonal Kofun
- Ise Kofun (Fujioka City)
- Inari Kofun
- Oichi No.1 Kofun
- Kajiyama Kofun
- Kengoshizuka Kofun
- Gobyo Kofun
- Takei temple ruins
- Dannozuka Kofun
- Tsukamyojin Kofun
- Nakaoyama Kofun
- Nakayamasōen Kofun
- King Noguchi Kofun
- Mitsuya Kofun
- Yoshida Kofun
References
- 1 2 "Kengoshizuka Kofun Tumulus, Koshitsuka-gomon Kofun Tumulus". Exploring the Footsteps of the Heroines of Asuka. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- 1 2 "Octagonal burial mound said to belong to ancient Japan empress reconstructed in Nara Pref". Mainichi Daily News. 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ↑ "Gobyōyama Kofun (in Kyōto) [Gobyoyama Kofun 御廟山古墳, Tenji Tennō-ryō Tenji Tennoryo 天智天皇] Passage Grave". The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ↑ "Dan-no-tsuka Kofun [Dannotsuka Kofun 段ノ塚古墳, Jomei Tennō-ryō Jomei Tennnoryo 舒明天皇] Passage Grave : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map". 2023-10-16. Archived from the original on 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ↑ Niiro 1992, p. 160.