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{{Short description|Historic burial ground}}
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| name           = Chausuyama Kofun
| native_name    =茶臼山古墳
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| location       = [[Mibu, Tochigi]], [[Japan]]
| region         = [[Kantō region]]
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| built          = late 6th century AD
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| epochs         = [[Kofun period]]
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The {{nihongo|'''Chausuyama Kofun'''|茶臼山古墳 |}} is a [[Kofun period]] [[burial mound]] located in the town of [[Mibu, Tochigi|Mibu]], [[Shimotsuga District, Tochigi|Shimotsuga District]], [[Tochigi Prefecture]] in the northern [[Kantō region]] of [[Japan]]. It received protection as a [[Monuments of Japan|National Historic Site]] in 1958.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/484 |title=茶臼山古墳|trans-title= Chausuyama kofun |language=Japanese |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |accessdate=}}</ref> It is also sometimes referred to as the {{nihongo|'''Hanyu Chausuyama Kofun'''|羽生田茶臼山古墳||}} to distinguish it from many other ''kofun'' named "Chausuyama" all over Japan.
==Overview==
The Chausuyama Kofun is a {{nihongo|''zenpō-kōen-fun''|前方後円墳}}, which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular end, when viewed from above. It is located at an elevation of about 100 meters above sea level in former Hanyu Village, on the left bank of the Kurokawa River, surrounded by a golf course to the north and east. Te surrounding area contains several other large tumuli from the same time period. The Chausuyama Kofun has an overall length of 91 meters, height of 12 meters, and was built in two-tiers. It was once encircled by a moat. Fragments of ''[[haniwa]]'' were discovered on top of the burial mound, which when reconstructed proved to be a very large (180&nbsp;cm) model of a house. Fragments of other ''haniwa'' and [[Sue ware]] pottery were also discovered during an [[archaeological excavation|excavation]] conducted in 1895; however, the interior of the tumulus has not been excavated. From the shape of the tumulus and the types of ''haniwa'', the tumulus is believed to date from the second half of the 6th century AD.<ref name="Shiseki">{{cite book |last1=Isomura |first1=Yukio |last2=Sakai |first2=Hideya |title=(国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia |date=2012 |publisher=学生社 |isbn=978-4311750403}}{{in lang|ja}}</ref>
The ''kofun'' is located about 25 minutes by car from [[Mibu Station]] on the [[Tōbu Railway]] [[Utsunomiya Line]].<ref name="Shiseki"/>
==See also==
{{Portal|History|Japan}}
*[[List of Historic Sites of Japan (Tochigi)]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.tochigiji.or.jp/spot/5060/ Tochigi Tourist Information] {{in lang|ja}}
[[Category:Zenpokoenfun]]
[[Category:History of Tochigi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Mibu, Tochigi]]
[[Category:Historic Sites of Japan]]
[[Category:Shimotsuke Province]]