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The Kofun system is a social order seen in the construction of stylized Kofuns, particularly Zenpokoenfun that appeared in the early Kofun period of Japan...

Kofun (古墳, from Sino-Japanese "ancient grave") are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Northeast Asia. Kofun were mainly constructed in the Japanese archipelago...

The Kofun period (古墳時代, Kofun jidai) is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538 AD (the date of the introduction of Buddhism), following...

Ichinoyama Kofun (市ノ山古墳) is a kofun located in Fujiidera, Osaka traditionally believed to be the burial site of Emperor Ingyō. The kofun is a member...

The Hashihaka kofun (箸墓古墳) is a megalithic tomb (kofun) located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Hashihaka kofun is considered to be the first...

birthplace of the Kofun system. There is a theory that they are the center of Yamatai country, and six ancient burial mounds such as Hashihaka Kofun are distributed...

While conventionally assigned to the period 250–710, including both the Kofun period (c. 250–538) and the Asuka period (538–710), the actual start of...

located in Honshu, specifically Kinai, where the capital was located in the Kofun period rather than in Kyushu as the Yamatai Kyushu Theory proposes. According...

710, although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period. The Yamato polity evolved greatly during the Asuka period, which...

Zenpokoenfun is an architectural model of Japanese ancient tombs (Kofun), which consists of a square front part (前方部) and a circular back part (後円部)....

the Yamato period ended. The time period is archaeologically known as the Kofun period. Regarding its establishment, due to the relationship between Yamatai...

its kofun, keyhole-shaped burial mounds dating from the fifth century. The kofun in Sakai include the largest grave in the world by area, Daisen Kofun. Once...

The Ebetsu Kofun Cluster (江別古墳群, Ebetsu kofun-gun) is a group of Satsumon culture burial mounds in the Motoebetsu neighbourhood of the city of Ebetsu,...

they would remain relatively illiterate until the 5th century AD in the Kofun period, when writing in Japan became more widespread. Kanji characters are...

refused to open the kofun to the public or to archaeologists, citing their desire not to disturb the spirits of the past emperors. Kofun period artefacts...

the middle of the Kofun period, Toguyama Kofun, which is said to be the tomb of Prince Kinashi Karu, was constructed. In the late Kofun period, in the 6th...

area also has many kofun burial mounds, including the Gogadzuka Kofun (御願塚古墳) and Kashiwagi Kofun, which were built during the Kofun period. The names...

introduced, most likely from the southern Korean peninsula, during the Yayoi-Kofun transition period that had strong cultural and political affinity with Korea...

A prevailing view among scholars is that she may be buried at Hashihaka Kofun in Nara Prefecture. The shaman Queen Himiko is recorded in various ancient...

Remains from the Yayoi period and Kofun period are plentiful, including the Imashirozuka Kofun and the Mishima Kofun cluster. The place name 'Takatsuki'...