Arioka Kofun Cluster

Zentsūji-shi, Japan

The Arioka Kofun Cluster (Arioka Kofun-gun) is a group of kofun burial mounds located in the city of Zentsūji, Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku of Japan. The tumuli were collectively designated a National Historic Site in 1984. It is claimed to be a group of tombs of the powerful local family who were the ancestors of the famed prelate Kūkai.

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