Okameishi Kofun
The Okameishi Kofun (お亀石古墳) is a Kofun period square-shaped burial mound, located in the Nakano neighborhood of the city of Tondabayashi, Osaka in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2002 collectively with the nearby Shindō temple ruins and the Oganji-ike tile kiln ruins.[1]
お亀石古墳 | |
 Okameishi Kofun | |
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| Location | Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan |
|---|---|
| Region | Kansai region |
| Coordinates | 34°30′44.091″N 135°35′55.170″E |
| Type | Kofun |
| History | |
| Founded | c.early 7th century |
| Periods | Kofun period |
| Site notes | |
| Public access | Yes |
Overview
The Okameishi Kofun is a hōfun (方墳)-style tumulus with 21-meter square sides. It is located on a ridge that protrudes southeast from the Habino Hills at an elevation of 98 meters. No fukiishi have been found at the site.The tumulus is orientated to the south and has a horizontal grantite-lined burial chamber containing a house-shaped sarcophagus.The sarcophagus is made of white tuff from Mount Nijō and has a stone lid with six protrusions for hanging by ropes. As the lid has been exposed for a long time it has weathered and resembles the shape of a turtle, hence the name "Kameishi". An archaeological excavation in 2002 revealed that the entourage was originally closed with a river stone. Burial goods included shards of Sue ware pottery, which date the tumulus to the first half of the 7th century. An unusual feature is that many flat roof tiles from the Asuka period are stacked up around the sarcophagus forming a retaining wall. The tiles are the same type as the Baekje-style roof tiles used at the Shindō temple ruins located to the southeast, and may indicate that the person buried in this time had some close relationship with that temple.[2]
The tumulus is about a 15-minute walk from Tondabayashi Station on the Kintetsu Nagano Line.[2]
Gallery
Stone sarcophagus
Entrourage looking towards burial chamber
References
- "新堂廃寺跡 附オガンジ池瓦窯跡 お亀石古墳" [Shindo temple ruins with Oganji-ike tile kiln ruins and Okameishi Kofun] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN 4311750404.(in Japanese)
External links
Media related to Okameishi Kofun at Wikimedia Commons
- Tondabayashi City home page (in Japanese)
- Minamikawachi Tourist Information (in Japanese)