Showing posts with label ancient tomb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ancient tomb. Show all posts

2023/02/12

I Go to Tamaudun, Dynasty Tombs in Okinawa

 

There were many unfamiliar plants near the historical dynasty tombs.





It is said that seventeen of the 19 kings of the Dynasty who ruled between 1470 and 1879 are entombed at Tamaudun, along with various queens and royal children.

2021/04/11

I Go to the Biwazuka Kofun in Oyama City

 

The Biwazuka Kofun (ancient tomb) is located in Oyama city, Tochigi prefecture.
The city was the central region of ancient Shimotsuke province, and contains many kofun and the ruins of the provincial capital. 

The Biwazuka Kofun uses a natural hill as its base. 
The length is 123 meters, width is 70 meters and 9 meters high; it is said the second largest in Tochigi prefecture, estimated that this kofun dates from the first half of the 6th century.