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Kara-no-Gosho Yokoana

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Japanese name: 唐の御所横穴

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WHAT TO DOKara-no-Gosho Yokoana

A tunnel tomb in Nakagawa, where a daughter of Taira no Masakado is said to have taken refuge.

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A tunnel tomb in Nakagawa, where a daughter of Taira no Masakado is said to have taken refuge.

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A group of horizontal tombs designated a national historic site in Wami, Nakagawa, Nasu District, Tochigi. Scattered along the western ridge from Wami and Kitamukaida to Oguchi, they are said to be tombs of local chiefs of the late Kofun period. Inside are burial chambers, doorways and passages, and the whole burial chamber is built like a single house. Viewing is free.

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