埼玉古墳群 | |
-2.jpg) Saikitama Kofun Cluster | |
  Saikitama Kofun Cluster  Sakitama Kofun Cluster (Japan) | |
| Location | Gyōda, Saitama, Japan |
|---|---|
| Region | Kantō region |
| Coordinates | 35°07′42″N 139°28′36″E / 35.12833°N 139.47667°E |
| Type | kofun |
| History | |
| Founded | 5th to 7th centuries AD |
| Periods | Kofun period |
| Site notes | |
| Public access | Yes (museum) |
The Saikitama Kofun Cluster (埼玉古墳群, Sakitama kofun-gun) is a group of burial mounds located in the city of Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site in 1938, and was upgraded in status to a Special National Historic Site of Japan in 2020.[1] The site consists of nine large kofun, which were built in the 5th to 7th centuries AD, i.e. from the late Kofun period into the Asuka period, when the construction of burial mounds was already out of fashion in western Japan.
- ^ "埼玉古墳群" [Saikitama Kofun Cluster] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 31, 2020.