Sekijinyama Tomb

Japanese: 石人山古墳 - せきじんやまこふん
Sekijinyama Tomb
This 110m long keyhole-shaped tumulus (historic site) straddles Chikugo City and Hirokawa Town, Yame County, Fukuoka Prefecture. A stone warrior-shaped figure stands at the front of the circular mound. This tumulus dates back to the 5th century, and the pit-shaped stone chamber in the circular mound contains a compound house-shaped stone coffin with a straight-arc relief.
→ Related topics Chikugo [city] | Hirokawa [town]

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Japanese:
福岡県の筑後市と八女(やめ)郡広川町にまたがる全長110mの前方後円墳(史跡)。後円部前面に武人の形をした1体の石人が立つ。5世紀ころの古墳で,後円部の竪穴(たてあな)式石室には,直弧文の浮彫を施した組合式家形石棺を置く。
→関連項目筑後[市]|広川[町]

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