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Tsuruki Kofun Cluster

Historic Sites of JapanHistory of Kyoto PrefectureKofunKyōtanabe, KyotoZenpō-kōhō-fun

Tsuruki Kofun Cluster (綴喜古墳群) is a Kofun cluster located in the Ōsumi-Hachiōji neighborhood of the city of Kyōtanabe, Kyoto in the Kansai region of Japan. It is dominated by Ōsumi Kurumazuka Kofun (大住車塚古墳) a Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1974.The Ōsumi Minamizuka Kofun to the west has the same shape and size, but is not part of the National Historic Site designation. On November 10, 2022, the Yahatanishi Kurumazuka Kofun (八幡西車塚古墳), Tenriyama Kofun Cluster (天理山古墳群), and the Iioka Kurumazuka Kofun (飯岡車塚古墳) were additionally designated to the National Historic Site, and the name of the site was officially changed to the Tsuruki Kofun Cluster (綴喜古墳群).

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