Mizu-Furuichi Kofun

Q. What are the tombs in Mizu-Furuichi Kofun look like?

A. They look like wooded hillocks with oddly regular shapes, their deep green breaking up the urban sprawl of the Osaka Plain in Kansai .

Q. When did Japan's tumulus culture arise?

A. Japan's tumulus culture arose during the middle of the 3rd century AD, the beginning of what became known as the Kofun period (mid-3rd to late 6th centuries)

Q. Whose tomb is one of the world's largest tombs in the world?

A. the tomb of Emperor Nintoku (290-399)

Q. What is the scale of Daisen Kofun like?

A. At 486 meters long and nearly 36 meters high, Daisen Kofun

Q. I heard there are the 49 burial mounds are in two clusters. Please tell us about these two.

A. The 49 burial mounds are in two clusters—the Mozu tombs are in Sakai and the Furuichi cluster are in nearby Habikino and Fujiidera.

Q. When were The tombs of Emperor Nintoku in Sakai and Emperor Ojin built?

A. They were both built in the early 5th century, the height of the kofun-building trend.

Q. How many construction workers did it take to build The monument to the fallen Nintoku?

A. The monument to the fallen Nintoku took almost 16 years, with over 2,000 workers laboring every day. 

Q.What kind of shapes are the four of the mounds?

A. Their shapes are like keyholes. 

Q. What can we expect to view from Sakai City Hall?

A. The 21st-floor observatory in Sakai City Hall offers a 360-degree panoramic view of the city from a height of 80 meters. Visitors can spot landmarks including the Daisen Kofun and its satellite tombs

Q.What can we see at the Sakai City Museum?

=What have been exhibited at the Sakai City Museum?

A. You can see the tomb on a 200-inch screen and don a VR headset to experience a drone's-eye view of the entire Mozu-Furuichi Kofun group shot from a height of about 300 meters.

Q. Please tell us about Takenouchi Highway.

A. It's Japan's oldest major road, along which you will find historical sites such as temples connected to Prince Shotoku (574-622)