UNESCO WHS - Furuichi - Tsudo-shiroyama Kofun Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Title: Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan - 百舌鳥・古市古墳群 -古代日本の墳墓群 Subtitle: Tsudo-shiroyama Kofun - 津堂城山古墳 Description: Located on a plateau above the Osaka Plain, this property includes 49 old mounds «Kofun». These tombs were for members of the elite from the 3rd to 6th century. They demonstrate the differences in social classes of that period and show evidence of a highly sophisticated funerary system. Burial mounds of significant variations in size, the kofun take the geometrically elaborate design forms of keyhole, scallop, square or circle. They were decorated with paving stones and clay figures. Located in the northernmost tip of the Furuichi Mounded Tomb Group, Tsudo-shiroyama Kofun is the oldest extra-large mounded tomb in the group. It is a keyhole-shaped tomb with a length of 210 m and was build in the late 4th century. UNESCO Information: Name: Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan - 百舌鳥・古市古墳群 -古代日本の墳墓群 Area: Furuichi Kofun Cluster - 古市古墳群 Site: Tsudo-shiroyama Kofun - 津堂城山古墳 Country: Japan Location: Fujiidera City, Osaka Prefecture, Kansai Region Inscription: 2019 Category: Cultural (iii)(iv) Unesco Ref: 1593-022 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side.