Fujinoki Tomb — Six-Mirror Furnished Kofun
藤ノ木古墳 · Fujinoki Kofun
Late Kofun (late 6th c. CE c. 590 CE)·Yamato aristocracy (Mononobe/Soga)·🇯🇵 Kansai, Nara Prefecture, Ikaruga, Fujinoki hillside near Horyuji, Japan
About
About Fujinoki Tomb — Six-Mirror Furnished Kofun
Ikaruga round tomb excavated 1985, 6 mirrors including beast-band mirrors, unlooted 6th c. elite. Recorded context — Period: Late Kofun (late 6th c. CE c. 590 CE); Culture: Yamato aristocracy (Mononobe/Soga); Field status: excavated; Materials: granite sarcophagus, bronze mirrors, gilt bronze; Condition: preserved — original grave goods to Nara museum.
Why it mattersKey Yamato aristocracy (Mononobe/Soga) tumulus with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Seasonal gathering
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 590 CE
- Period
- Late Kofun (late 6th c. CE c. 590 CE)
- Culture
- Yamato aristocracy (Mononobe/Soga)
- Purpose
- Unlooted kofun with 6 bronze mirrors, gilt horse trappings and stone house sarcophagus
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1917
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 590 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Fujinoki Tomb — Six-Mirror Furnished Kofun
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Fujinoki Tomb — Six-Mirror Furnished Kofun
On the ground
Structures & features
34.6140° N · 135.7350° E · 75 m · 3 mapped features
- Fujinoki Tomb — Six-Mirror Furnished Kofun — Principal Chamberchamberchamber at Fujinoki Tomb — Six-Mirror Furnished Kofun — hydraulic feature34.6134° N · 135.7369° E
- Fujinoki Tomb — Six-Mirror Furnished Kofun — Northern Dromosdromosdromos at Fujinoki Tomb — Six-Mirror Furnished Kofun — subsidiary complex34.6121° N · 135.7366° E
- Fujinoki Tomb — Six-Mirror Furnished Kofun — Southern Moundmoundmound at Fujinoki Tomb — Six-Mirror Furnished Kofun — primary structure34.6135° N · 135.7340° E
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