Ikeda Chausuyama Kofun - Ikeda Chausuyama Kofun

Japanese: 池田茶臼山古墳 - いけだちゃうすやまこふん
Ikeda Chausuyama Kofun - Ikeda Chausuyama Kofun

...The name was probably chosen because the stepped mound shape resembled a tea mortar, but it is not limited to circular tombs, and there are many examples of keyhole-shaped tombs as well. Akabori Chausuyama Tomb (Gunma Prefecture), Ikeda Chausuyama Tomb (Osaka Prefecture), Sakurai Chausuyama Tomb (Nara Prefecture), and Yanai Chausuyama Tomb (Yamaguchi Prefecture) are particularly famous.
[Akahori Chausuyama Tomb]
A keyhole-shaped tumulus from the early 5th century located in Imai, Akabori Village, Sawa County, Gunma Prefecture.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the Ikeda Chausuyama Kofun is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…段築にした円丘の形を茶臼に見たてた命名であろうが,円墳にかぎらず,前方後円墳にも多くの例を見る。赤堀茶臼山古墳(群馬県),池田茶臼山古墳(大阪府),桜井茶臼山古墳(奈良県),柳井(やない)茶臼山古墳(山口県)は特に有名である。
【赤堀茶臼山古墳】
 群馬県佐波郡赤堀村今井にある5世紀前葉の前方後円墳。…

※「池田茶臼山古墳」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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