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