Futagoyama Kofun

Japanese: 二子山古墳 - ふたごやまこふん

The shape of the keyhole-shaped tumuli gradually changed to one with the front section being larger, and by the second half of the 5th century they had finally taken on the appearance of two mounds placed side by side. In later times, there was a trend to give them names such as Futagoyama, Futagozuka, and Futago (Twin)zuka. The reason why there are particularly many tumuli called Futagoyama in the Kanto region is due to regional differences in naming methods. Uji Futagoyama Tomb (Kyoto Prefecture), Osu Futagoyama Tomb (Aichi Prefecture), and Soja Futagoyama Tomb (Gunma Prefecture) are particularly famous.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

前方後円墳の形は，しだいに前方部を大きくつくるように変化して，5世紀後半ごろには，ついに2丘を並置した外観を示すにいたった。後世，それにたいして，二子山，二子塚，双子（ふたご）塚などの名称をあたえる風潮が生まれた。なかでも，二子山と呼ぶ古墳が関東地方にとくに多いのは，命名法の地域差によるものである。宇治二子山古墳(京都府)，大須（おおず）二子山古墳(愛知県)，総社（そうじや）二子山古墳(群馬県)などはとくに有名である。

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