Sōja Kofun Cluster

Sōja Kofun Cluster
総社古墳群 (Japanese)
Haniwa from the Tōmiyama Kofun
Sōja Kofun Cluster Sōja Kofun Cluster (Japan)
36°24′34.73″N 139°2′37.45″E
Type	kofun
Periods	Kofun period
Location	Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Region	Kantō region
Site notes
Public access	Yes (no public facilities)
National Historic Site of Japan 900m 981yds Jaketsuzan Hōtōzan Atagoyama Futagoyama Oyama Tomiyama 🌍 総社古墳群分布図

The Sōja Kofun Cluster (総社古墳群) is a group of Kofun period burial mounds located in what is now the Sōja neighborhood of the city of Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. Five of the kofun in this group were collectively designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2024.

Overview

The Sōja Kofun Cluster is located in the northwestern part of Maebashi city, on the west bank of the Tone River at the southeastern foot of Mount Haruna in central Gunma Prefecture. The burial mounds were constructed in the first half of the 7th century, towards the end of the Kofun period, and are the graves of powerful families who ruled the region from the late 5th century to the late 7th century. The group consists of:

Sōja Kofun Cluster'

Area	Name	Type	Lenth	Date	HS status
N	Tōmiyama Kofun (遠見山古墳)	Zenpokoenfun	88 meters	late 5c	NHS
S	Ōyama Kofun (王山古墳)	Zenpokoenfun	76 meters	early 6c	CHS
	Ōkawaharayama Kofun (王河原山古墳)	Zenpokoenfun			（destroyed）
N	Sōja Futagoyama Kofun (総社二子山古墳)	Zenpokoenfun	90 meters	late 6c	NHS
	Sōja Atagoyama Kofun (総社愛宕山古墳)]	Square	56 meters	mid-7c	NHS
	Hōtōzan Kofun (宝塔山古墳)	Square	66 meters	mid-7c	NHS
	Jaketsuzan Kofun (蛇穴山古墳)	Square	44 meters	mid-7c	NHS

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  Hōtōzan Kofun
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  Jaketsuzan Kofun
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  Sōja Atagoyama Kofun
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  Sōja Futagoyama Kofun
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  Tōmiyama Kofun
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  Ōyama Kofun

See also

• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Gunma)

External links

Media related to Soja Kofun Group at Wikimedia Commons

• Maebashi City official site (in Japanese)