1600-Year-Old Burial Mounds Preserved in a City of One Million

Furuichi area. Osaka Prefecture has the third largest economy in Japan. kofun(burial mounds) from around 1600 years ago are located in an area with a population of one million close to Osaka City. When deciding to add them to the list, many of the When deciding to add them to the list, many of the kofun remaining in close to their original condition despite being in a densely populated urban area was viewed positively. When deciding to add them to the list, many the kofun remaining close their original condition despite being in a densely populated urban area was viewed positively. These mounds were for the clans of the kings ruling Japan at the time, and include one of the largest tombs mounds in the world. The site was called the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group as the mounds are primarily located in the two neighboring districts of Mozu and Furuichi. The site was called the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group as the mounds are primarily located in the two neighboring districts of Mozu and Furuichi. This area was a gateway for interaction with the rest of Asia in ancient Japan, and prospered as a base for bringing in foreign culture. The grave goods which have been excavated from the kofun show influences from China and the Korean Peninsula, indicating the exchange that occurred with those regions. The exchange that occurred with those regions. There are 89 kofun built in the late fourth and fifth century located in the Mozu-Furuichi area which covers three of Osaka Prefecture's cities (Sakai There are 89 kofun built in the late fourth and fifth century located in the Mozu-Furuichi area which covers three of Osaka Prefecture's cities (Sakai, Habakino, and Fujiidera: Total population of one million). Of these, the 49 which remain closest to their original state were registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group are burial mounds for the clans of kings who ruled in Japan at the time at engaged in diplomacy with powers in China and on the They are distinctive for the height to which the earth was piled to make them. These kofun are located in the Osaka Plain, one of the centers for Japanese political culture when they were made, and the area was also a key location for These kofun are located in the Osaka Plain, one of the centers for Japanese political culture when they were made, and the area was also a key location for exchange with China and the Korean Peninsula, making it a center for exchange with foreign cultures.