Urayama Kofun - Urayama Kofun

Japanese: 浦山古墳 - うらやまこふん

<br /> An ancient tomb in Kamitsu-machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture. It is located on a small hill commonly called Chabozuyama, which is derived from Mt. Myojo and Mt. Tobidake at the western end of the Mino Mountains that border the southern Chikugo Plain. It is a scallop-shaped tomb with a total length of 60m, believed to have been built in the late 5th century. The top of the hill forms a raised circular mound, and inside there is a horizontal stone chamber facing northwest. Inside the stone chamber is a large house-shaped stone coffin made of a tuff lid and body. The lid has a four-pillar roof shape with two protrusions on each side, and the body has a complex structure with a window on the front wall, with stone pillars on either side and the stones supported by latches . The inside of the tomb is engraved with decorative patterns, with the upper and lower sections of the side and back walls having straight arc pattern bands, and the middle section having double circular pattern bands, with traces of vermilion remaining in some areas. Simple straight arc patterns are also engraved on the inside and outside of the front wall. Excavated items include magatama (comma-shaped jewels ), gold rings, swords, and armor. This tomb was designated a national historic site in 1951 (Showa 26) due to the unique structure of the stone coffin and the patterns on the inside, making it highly valued as an ornamental tomb. Take the Nishitetsu bus from Kurume Station on the JR Kyushu Shinkansen or other lines to Nikenchaya stop, and walk for about 5 minutes.

Source: Kodansha National Historic Site Guide Information

Japanese:

福岡県久留米市上津町にある古墳。筑後平野の南を限る耳納(みのう)山脈西端の明星山・飛岳(とびだけ)から派生した、俗に茶坊主山と呼ばれる小さな丘に所在する古墳。全長60mの帆立貝形古墳で5世紀後半の築造とされている。丘の頂上は一段高い円丘をなし、内部には西北に面して横穴式石室がある。石室内部の大きな家形石棺は、凝灰岩の蓋と身からなっている。蓋は四柱屋根形をなし、両側面に各々2個の突起を作り出し、身は四壁と底部をそれぞれ1枚石で組み合わせて前壁に窓口を構え、その左右に石柱をそなえ、閂(かんぬき)で石を支える複雑な構造をしている。身の内面には裝飾模様が陰刻されているが、側壁と奥壁の上下段は直弧文帯、中段は重圏文帯からなり、一部に朱彩の痕跡が遺存。前壁の内外面にも簡単な直弧文が陰刻されている。出土品には勾玉(まがたま)、金環、刀剣、甲冑などがある。この古墳は、石棺の構造が特異なことや内面に文様を有するなど、装飾古墳として価値が高いことなどから、1951年（昭和26）に国の史跡に指定された。JR九州新幹線ほか久留米駅から西鉄バス「二軒茶屋」下車、徒歩約5分。

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