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The period in which most of these mounded tombs were constructed iscalled the Kofun period, and it was at this time that the earliest form ofpolitical centralization—the Yamato Kingly Power—started to form in the-DSDQHVHDUFKLSHODJRMahorashiroyama[Exhibition facility]

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Richu-tenno-ryo Kofun

Mozu Mounded Tombs
Visitor Center[Exhibition facility]

Mozu

Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan

Hajinosato

Fujiidera

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Sakai City Museum

Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group

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Sakai-Higashi

Sakai Exit

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Habikino City Hall

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Cultural Properties
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AccessAll visitors to kofun are kindly requested to keep in mind the following visitation manners:
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No.26 Nakatsuhime-no-mikoto-ryo Kofun

Furuichi area

Furuichi area

—Habikino City and Fujiidera City—
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Published on May 2024

Front photograph: Mozu area

Mozu area

Mozu area—Sakai City—
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