Japan – Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters

The World Heritage Committee decided to inscribe a group of ancient tombs in Osaka Prefecture to UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage List at its meeting in Baku.   Collectively called the Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters, the group of burial mounds, or kofun in Japanese, was built from the late fourth to the late fifth centuries — during the… Continue reading Japan – Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters

Mozu-Furichi tumulus – Japan

  Collectively called the Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters, the sites are expected to be officially approved at a meeting of the World Heritage Committee starting in  June in Azerbaijan.   The group of burial mounds, or kofun in Japanese, was built from the late fourth to the late fifth centuries — amid the height of the Kofun… Continue reading Mozu-Furichi tumulus – Japan