Tenri City Kurozuka Kofun Museum

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Tenri City Kurozuka Kofun Museum, Archaeological museum in Tenri, Japan.

The Tenri City Kurozuka Kofun Museum showcases artifacts from a nearby keyhole-shaped burial mound, including iron weapons and bronze mirrors from ancient times. The collection reveals what people valued and used in daily life and burial practices during this era.

The burial site was studied in the 1990s and revealed objects from the Kofun period, an era when these massive mounds were built across Japan. The findings show that this region participated in the wider developments of ancient Japan during that time.

The museum displays a full-scale reproduction of the original burial chamber, allowing visitors to experience how ancient Japanese tombs were constructed and organized. You can see how stones were carefully fitted together and how the space was arranged for burial purposes.

The museum sits within walking distance of Yanagimoto Station and is straightforward to reach by train. Plan to spend enough time to view the chamber reproduction from different angles and examine the displayed objects closely.

A distinctive feature is the upper level of the museum that allows visitors to look down upon the burial chamber reproduction. This vantage point makes it possible to grasp the spatial layout and construction details in a way that ground-level viewing alone could not reveal.

Location: Tenri

Inception: 2002

Official opening: October 12, 2002

Website: https://city.tenri.nara.jp/kakuka/kyouikuiinkai/bunkazaika/1391486590155.html

GPS coordinates: 34.56008,135.84403

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:21

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