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A 129-metre keyhole tomb of the middle Kofun period, built in the mid 5th century. A national historic site.
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The Yokose Kofun (横瀬古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the town of Ōsaki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1943. It is the second largest tumulus in Kagoshima Prefecture after the Tōjin Ōtsuka Kofun, and is estimated to have been constructed in the mid-to-late 5th century (middle Kofun period).
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