Zenpō-kōhō-fun

Ōyasuba Kofun
general diagram of a zenpō-kōhō-fun

Zenpō-kōhō-fun (前方後方墳) are a kind of Kofun.[1][2][3][4]

They are like Zenpō-kōen-fun but they are rectangular, with a square body instead of a circular body. They are smaller than Zenpō-kōen-fun.

They are sometimes called Keyhole-shaped tumuli, but that term is also used for Zenpō-kōen-fun.[5]

There are many types of Kofun including Zenpō-kōen-fun and Zenpō-kōhō-fun and Round Kofun and Square Kofun [6]

References

  1. ↑ "About kofun -Scale and order- | Nonaka Kofun-Project for the Preservation and Utilization of Artifacts from Nonaka Kofun/Osaka University Department of Archaeology". www.let.osaka-u.ac.jp. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  2. ↑ Laporte, Luc; Large, Jean-Marc; Nespoulous, Laurent; Scarre, Chris; Steimer-Herbet, Tara (2022-08-22). Megaliths of the World. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-80327-321-1.
  3. ↑ Laporte, Luc; Large, Jean-Marc; Nespoulous, Laurent; Scarre, Chris; Steimer-Herbet, Tara (2022-08-22). Megaliths of the World. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-80327-321-1.
  4. ↑ Ikehara-Tsukayama, Hugo C.; Ruiz, Juan Carlos Vargas (2022-04-18). Global Perspectives on Landscapes of Warfare. University Press of Colorado. ISBN 978-1-64642-211-1.
  5. ↑ "前方後円墳, ぜんぽうこうえんふん, zenpōkōenfun". Nihongo Master. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  6. ↑ "About kofun -Scale and order- | Nonaka Kofun-Project for the Preservation and Utilization of Artifacts from Nonaka Kofun/Osaka University Department of Archaeology". www.let.osaka-u.ac.jp. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
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