The Nintoku-tennō-ryō tumulus is the largest ancient burial mound in Japan.
Many ancient burial mounds remain in this region.
The archaeologists excavated the burial mound in this area.
An old mirror was unearthed from this burial mound.
There are many ancient burial mounds in Nara Prefecture.
前方後円墳 names the iconic keyhole-shaped variety of 古墳, whereas 古墳 covers ancient burial mounds of any shape.
塚 is a simple earthen mound (sometimes a grave marker) of any era, while 古墳 refers specifically to the large ancient tombs of the Kofun period.
古墳 denotes ancient burial mounds in general, whereas 陵 is reserved for imperial mausoleums.
Kofun people; people of the Kofun period
From 古 (old) + 墳 (mound, tomb). The term was coined in the modern era to describe the distinctive mounded tombs of early Japan.