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Burial Mounds of Gunma

Gunma · Takasaki · Museums

Japanese name: 群馬の古墳群

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Burial Mounds of Gunma
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WHAT TO DOBurial Mounds of Gunma

A land that once held over 10,000 burial mounds; its haniwa figures are the core of ancient art in eastern Japan.

WHEREGunma

Seimo · Takasaki

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A land that once held over 10,000 burial mounds; its haniwa figures are the core of ancient art in eastern Japan.

About this place

The Hodota Kofun Cluster (保渡田古墳群) is a group of three Kofun period burial mounds located in what is now the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1985.

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Key facts

Founded / opened:5th-6th century Highlights / collection:Hodota Tumulus Group, Haniwa human figures Genre:Antique art and Buddhist art, Sculpture

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