Danpusan Kofun

Dampusan Kofun
断夫山古墳
Dampusan Kofun with Atsuta Jingu Park
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Dampusan Kofun
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Danpusan Kofun (Japan)
LocationAtsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan
RegionTōkai region
Coordinates35°07′51″N 136°54′11″E / 35.13083°N 136.90306°E / 35.13083; 136.90306
Typekofun
History
Founded6th century AD
PeriodsKofun period
Site notes
Public accessNo
Sketch of Danpusan Kofun

The Dampusan Kofun (断夫山古墳) is a large keyhole-shaped kofun burial mound located within the grounds of the Atsuta Shrine complex in the Hayata neighborhood of Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1987.[1] Per legend, the tumulus is the tomb is Miyazuhime, the wife of Prince Yamato Takeru, whose purported grave is located nearby.[2]

  1. ^ "断夫山古墳" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN 4311750404.(in Japanese)