Iwatoyama Tomb - Iwatoyama Tomb

Japanese: 岩戸山古墳 - いわとやまこふん
Iwatoyama Tomb - Iwatoyama Tomb

This keyhole-shaped tumulus is located in Yoshida, Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture. It is located in the center of the Ningyobaru Plateau, which stretches from east to west in the northern part of Yame City. Nearby are the Sekijinyama Tumulus, with its armed stone figures, and the Noriba Tumulus, a decorated tumulus. The size of this tumulus is about 135 meters in total length, with a diameter of about 60 meters at the rear circular mound, and it is surrounded by a dry moat and a surrounding bank. What is noteworthy is that it has a unique facility called a separate area, measuring 43 meters on each side, on the northern side of the rear circular mound, which is unparalleled. Along with the Sekijinyama Tumulus, it has been attracting attention since the Edo period, and is thought to be the burial site of Iwai, the Tsukushi no Kuni no Miyatsuko, who caused a rebellion in 527 (the 21st year of the reign of Emperor Keitai). It is decorated with a large number of stone figures and stone horses, making it even more important as a tumulus that can tell us about its unique shape and absolute dating. It was designated as a national historic site in 1955 (Showa 30).

[Shigeru Sada]

[Reference item] | Ishijinyama Tumulus
Iwatoyama Tomb
Located almost in the center of the Yame Kofun Group, this is one of the largest keyhole-shaped tumuli in Kyushu. Its total length is about 135m, and its diameter at the rear is about 60m. It is thought to be the tomb of Tsukushi no Kuni no Miyatsuko Iwai. First half of the 6th century Nationally designated historic site Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture ©Masashi Tanaka ">

Iwatoyama Tomb


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

福岡県八女(やめ)市吉田にある前方後円墳。八女市北部の東西に延びる人形原(にんぎょうばる)台地の中央に位置している。近くには武装石人が立っている石人山(せきじんやま)古墳、装飾古墳の乗場(のりば)古墳などがある。この古墳の規模は全長約135メートル、後円部径約60メートルで、周囲には空濠(からぼり)と周堤をもっている。注目されるのは、後円部北側に1辺43メートルの別区とよばれる施設をもつことで、ほかに例をみないものである。石人山古墳とともに江戸時代から注目され、527年(継体天皇21)に乱を起こした筑紫国造(つくしのくにのみやつこ)磐井(いわい)の墳墓地と考えられている。石人・石馬が多量に飾られており、特異な形態と絶対年代を知ることのできる古墳として一段と重要性を増している。1955年(昭和30)国の史跡に指定された。

[佐田 茂]

[参照項目] | 石人山古墳
岩戸山古墳
八女古墳群のほぼ中央に位置する、九州最大級の前方後円墳。全長約135m、後円部径約60m。筑紫国造磐井の墳墓と考えられている。6世紀前半 国指定史跡 福岡県八女市©Masashi Tanaka">

岩戸山古墳


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