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Submitted by Aska on Thursday, 15 June 2023  Page Views: 11523

Rock ArtSite Name: Ōzuka Kofun (in Fukuoka) Alternative Name: 王塚古墳 Ozuka Kofun
Country: Japan Region: Kyūshū Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Keisen-machi (Fukuoka pref.)  Nearest Village: Jumei 寿命
Latitude: 33.588580N  Longitude: 130.663560E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Ōzuka Kofun
Ōzuka Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Kyushu: The deepest inside, the kaleidoscopic world swirls. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The finest decorative tumulus in Japan along with Takamatsuzuka Kofun:. 'Ōzuka' means the King's grave. The tumulus is in a typical keyhole shape, but it has a kaleidoscopic painting inside. Circles with tentacles, quivers, shields, tentacles (germs?) and numerous circles (stars?) & triangles are painted, and two horses on the inner doors remind us of the paintings of Lascaux or Altamira.

Only open to public on the 3rd Saturdays and Sundays in April and October (check for latest openings). A museum nearby has a fine replica along with the miniature replicas of representative 8 decorative tumuli. This is open 9:00-16:30, closed on Mondays and the days around New Year's Day, admission 310 Japanese Yen.
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Ōzuka Kofun (in Fukuoka)
Ōzuka Kofun (in Fukuoka) submitted by Aska : Site in Kyushu: The inner doors with the horses (replica) (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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