# Decorated kofun

Decorated kofun (装飾古墳, sōshoku kofun) is the term used for kofun or ancient Japanese tombs ornamented with painted or carved decoration. The tombs take the form of tumuli or earthen mounds piled over stone chambers as well as caves excavated from the living rock. The decoration may be on the inner walls, on stone screens, on sarcophagi or, in the case of cave tombs, around the entrance on the exterior. Of the 161,560 ancient burials identified to date, around two hundred and fifty are so decorated.

## Motifs

Decorative motifs include the chokkomon (an X-shape forming triangular zones that intersect irregular curves), circles, concentric circles, triangles, human figures, horses, birds, boats, swords, shields, and quivers.

## List of decorated kofun

This list is of the decorated kofun of ancient Japan, located in Fukuoka prefecture.
| Kofun | Municipality | Date | Tomb style | Decoration | Designation | Coordinates |
| Urayama Kofun浦山古墳Urayama kofun | Kurume | 450-500 | keyhole | incised (and red) concentric circles, chokkomon, kagitemon, triangles in a continuous pattern | Historic Site | 33°17′06″N 130°32′09″E﻿ / ﻿33.28486335°N 130.5357237°E﻿ / 33.28486335; 130.5357237﻿ (Urayama Kofun) |
| Nichirinji Kofun日輪寺古墳Nichirinji kofun | Kurume | 475-525 | keyhole | relief and incised (and red) concentric circles, chokkomon, kagitemon | Historic Site | 33°19′14″N 130°29′54″E﻿ / ﻿33.32046961°N 130.49845976°E﻿ / 33.32046961; 130.49845976﻿ (Nichirinji Kofun) |
| Yamanoshita Kofun [ja]山ノ下古墳Yamanoshita kofun | Kurume | | round | red; indistinct | | |
| Shimobaba Kofun下馬場古墳Shimobaba kofun | Kurume | 575-600 | round | red and blue concentric circles, triangles, and shields | Historic Site | 33°18′50″N 130°37′22″E﻿ / ﻿33.31383824°N 130.6227841°E﻿ / 33.31383824; 130.6227841﻿ (Shimobaba Kofun) |
| Tōkō-ji Kenzuka Kofun [ja]東光寺剣塚古墳Tōkō-ji Kenzuka kofun | Fukuoka | 525-575 | keyhole | incised boats | | 33°34′26″N 130°25′58″E﻿ / ﻿33.573849°N 130.432756°E﻿ / 33.573849; 130.432756﻿ (Tōkō-ji Kenzuka Kofun) |
| Sakurakyō Kofun 2 [ja]桜京古墳 (２号古墳)Sakurakyō nigō kofun | Munakata | 550-600 | keyhole | red and green triangles, in a continuous pattern | Historic Site | 33°50′38″N 130°29′43″E﻿ / ﻿33.84389006°N 130.4953238°E﻿ / 33.84389006; 130.4953238﻿ (Sakurakyō Kofun 2) |
| Haburakan Cave Tomb Cluster [ja]埴生羅漢山横穴墓群Haburakan yokoana bogun | Nakama | 575-650 | cave [ja] | incised boats | | 33°48′57″N 130°41′55″E﻿ / ﻿33.815845°N 130.698638°E﻿ / 33.815845; 130.698638﻿ (Haburakan Cave Tomb Cluster) |
| Seto Cave 14 [ja]瀬戸14号横穴Seto jūyongō yokoana | Nakama | | cave [ja]; replica at the Nakama City Museum of History and Folklore (中間市歴史民俗資料館) | red boats, human figures, horses, and birds | | 33°49′04″N 130°41′59″E﻿ / ﻿33.817841°N 130.699689°E﻿ / 33.817841; 130.699689﻿ (Seto Cave 14) |
| Doinouchi Cave [ja]土居の内横穴Doinouchi yokoana | Nakama | | cave [ja] | incised boats | | 33°49′08″N 130°42′01″E﻿ / ﻿33.818982°N 130.700269°E﻿ / 33.818982; 130.700269﻿ (Doinouchi Cave) |
| Furutsuki Cave Tomb Cluster (Cave 9) [ja]古月横穴墓群 (９号横穴)Furutsuki yokoana bogun | Kurate | 550-650 | cave [ja] | whitened and incised indistinct grid pattern | Historic Site | 33°48′14″N 130°40′09″E﻿ / ﻿33.80384288°N 130.66922356°E﻿ / 33.80384288; 130.66922356﻿ (Furutsuki Cave Tomb Cluster) |
| Takehara Kofun竹原古墳Takehara kofun | Miyawaka | 550-600 | round | black and red human figure, horse, dragon, fans, boat, waves | Historic Site | 33°43′59″N 130°36′38″E﻿ / ﻿33.73314575°N 130.61051484°E﻿ / 33.73314575; 130.61051484﻿ (Takehara Kofun) |
| Ōzuka Kofun王塚古墳Ōzuka kofun | Keisen | 525-575 | keyhole | red, green, yellow and black circles, concentric circles, triangles, birds, circular patterns with twin feet, vegetal motifs, quivers, bows, swords, shields, riders | Special Historic Site | 33°35′19″N 130°39′49″E﻿ / ﻿33.58873401°N 130.66359466°E﻿ / 33.58873401; 130.66359466﻿ (Ōzuka Kofun) |
| Togami Kannonzuka Kofun [ja]砥上観音塚古墳Togami Kannonzuka kofun | Chikuzen | 575-600 | round | red circles, boats, riders | | 33°28′52″N 130°36′23″E﻿ / ﻿33.481102°N 130.606327°E﻿ / 33.481102; 130.606327﻿ (Kannonzuka Kofun) |
| Kitsunezuka Kofun [ja]狐塚古墳Kitsunezuka kofun | Asakura | 600-625 | round | incised circles, concentric circles, boats, horses | | 33°23′17″N 130°42′46″E﻿ / ﻿33.388166°N 130.712832°E﻿ / 33.388166; 130.712832﻿ (Kitsunezuka Kofun) |
| Miyajidake Kofun [ja]宮地嶽古墳Miyajidake kofun | Asakura | | round | red and blue circles | | 33°23′55″N 130°43′42″E﻿ / ﻿33.398736°N 130.728207°E﻿ / 33.398736; 130.728207﻿ (Miyajidake Kofun) |
| Gorōyama Kofun五郎山古墳Gorōyama kofun | Chikushino | 550-600 | round | red, black, and green quivers, bows, boats, houses, horses, birds, human figures, riders | Historic Site | 33°27′07″N 130°32′43″E﻿ / ﻿33.45192865°N 130.54520153°E﻿ / 33.45192865; 130.54520153﻿ (Gorōyama Kofun) |
| Haginoo Kofun萩ノ尾古墳Haginoo kofun | Ōmuta | c.600 | round | red and black; concentric circles, triangles, quivers, bows, boats | Historic Site | 33°00′11″N 130°28′15″E﻿ / ﻿33.00306°N 130.47083°E﻿ / 33.00306; 130.47083﻿ (Haginoo Kofun) |