Mozu-Furuichi Kofun
Also known as Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan, Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Japan
Inscribed
2019
Area
167 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun is about 25 km south-east of Ōsaka. The nearest other World Heritage site is Horyu-ji Buddhist Monuments, about 13 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ōsaka · about 11,294,000 peopleabout 25 km north-west
- Kōbe · about 1,528,000 peopleabout 40 km west
- Kyoto · about 1,805,000 peopleabout 55 km north
- Ōtsu · about 537,000 peopleabout 55 km north-east
- Wakayama · about 440,000 peopleabout 55 km south-west
- Tsu · about 500,000 peopleabout 85 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
JapanCultural13 km away
JapanCultural22 km away
JapanCultural25 km away
JapanCultural57 km away
JapanCultural82 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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