Eta Funayama Kofun

Overview

Eta Funayama Kofun is a keyhole-shaped burial mound (zenpō-kōen-fun) located in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. It is the oldest and largest tomb in the Seibaru kofun group and is noted for yielding a sword bearing a 75-character silver-inlaid inscription, regarded as Japan's oldest substantial written record. The mound is designated a National Historic Site.

Highlights

• ●The oldest and largest keyhole-shaped tomb in the Seibaru kofun group
• ●The find-site of a sword with a 75-character silver-inlaid inscription
• ●An inscription regarded as Japan's oldest substantial written record
• ●A burial mound designated a National Historic Site

History

Eta Funayama Kofun is a keyhole-shaped tomb and is considered the oldest and largest in the Seibaru kofun group. It is known for the excavation of a sword bearing a 75-character silver-inlaid inscription, regarded as Japan's oldest substantial written record, and was designated a National Historic Site in 1951.

Map

32.9713, 130.6000 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Observe the shape of the keyhole-shaped mound from its perimeter
2. 2Confirm the tomb's standing within the Seibaru kofun group
3. 3Learn that this is the tomb that yielded the 75-character silver-inlaid sword
4. 4Take in the preservation of a designated National Historic Site

Did you know?

💡 The silver-inlaid inscription on the sword excavated here consists of 75 characters and is regarded as Japan's oldest substantial written record.

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