Corridor-style stone chamber from the first half of the 7th century, a national historic site

It is a huge cave-in stone chamber believed to have been built in the first half of the 7th century, with two burial chambers, one at the front and one at the back, each with a granite sarcophagus placed inside. Cave-in stone chambers were popular during the 6th and 7th centuries, influenced by the burial system that developed on the continent, and are thought to have been influenced by the Kinai region, as they are also found in the Iwayayama Tomb in Nara Prefecture. It is a nationally designated historic site.

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729-0413South of Hongo-cho, Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
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0848-64-2137

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729-0413 
South of Hongo-cho, Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture

Car About 15 minutes from Sanyo Expressway Hongo IC About 10 minutes by taxi from JR Sanyo Main Line Hongo Station

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