Kutsukawa Kofun Cluster

Kutsukawa Kofun cluster (久津川古墳群) is a group of more than 150 Kofun period burial mounds, located in the city of Jōyō, Kyoto in the Kansai region of Japan. In 1979, the Kutsukawa Kurumazuka Kofun and Maruzuka Kofun were collectively designated as a National Historic Site and the Bashōzuka Kofun and Kuze Elementary School Kofun were added to the National Historic site in 2016, which was renamed the "Kutsugawa Kofun cluster".

Kutsukawa Kurumazuka Kofun

The Kutsukawa Kurumazuka Kofun (久津川車塚古墳) is a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular end, when viewed from above. It is the largest burial mound in the southern Yamashiro region, and is estimated to have been built in the first half of the 5th century (first half of the middle Kofun period). It is located on the hills on the right bank of the Kizu River in the northern part of Jōyō city. The tumulus is orientated to the south and is built in three tiers. It is approximately 180 meters long, (272 meters when including the moat), making it the largest in the Kutsugawa Tomb Group. On the outside of the mound, fukiishi roofing stones and rows of haniwa clay figures have been found. A double moat exists on west side, but no trace has been found on the east side.The outer bank of the moat is more than 8 meters wide. A double row of haniwa encircled this outer bank.