横穴式石室
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Meanings
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horizontal stone chamber; corridor-type stone burial chamber
historical term
Archaeological term for a type of stone burial chamber used in ancient Japanese tumuli (kofun), entered from the side rather than the top.
This ancient tomb is equipped with a horizontal stone chamber.
Horizontal stone chambers are often seen in the late Kofun period.