Kofun

Fukuoka · 古墳

Browse Fukuoka’s cultural heritage from the Kofun period (300 – 538). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.

20 total Fukuoka Kofun Period 300 – 538
Showing 1 – 20 of 20
Excavated Items Attributed to the Okitsumiya Ritual Site of Munakata Taisha, Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka 古墳
Excavated Items Attributed to the Okitsumiya Ritual Site of Munakata Taisha, Fukuoka Prefecture

Objects said to come from the Okitsumiya ritual site on Okinoshima. The word attributed marks unconfirmed provenance, kept apart from the confirmed finds.

Excavated Items from the Okitsumiya Ritual Site of Munakata Taisha, Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka 古墳
Excavated Items from the Okitsumiya Ritual Site of Munakata Taisha, Fukuoka Prefecture

Finds from the Okitsumiya ritual site on Okinoshima in Fukuoka, spanning the Kofun to Heian periods. Designated a National Treasure as a single lot in 1962.

Excavated Items from Miyajidake Kofun
Fukuoka 古墳
Excavated Items from Miyajidake Kofun

Grave goods from an early seventh-century mound in the precinct of Miyajidake Shrine in Fukuoka, including gilt bronze horse trappings. National Treasure since 1952.

Artifacts Excavated from Takeshima Kofun in Yamaguchi
Fukuoka 古墳
Artifacts Excavated from Takeshima Kofun in Yamaguchi

From an 1888 Yamaguchi tomb, this set holds a bronze mirror with the Wei reign name Zhengshi (240 CE), long central to the debate over Queen Himiko's gift mirrors.

Yakata Tumulus Group (Mezurashizuka, Torifunezuka, Kobatake and Hara Tumuli)
Fukuoka 古墳時代後期
Yakata Tumulus Group (Mezurashizuka, Torifunezuka, Kobatake and Hara Tumuli)

Four sixth-century decorated tumuli in Ukiha, Fukuoka. Their painted chambers show boats, birds, quivers, and suns, read as the dead's voyage to the afterlife.

Celadon Three Legged Jar / Excavated from Ritsumyoji,
Fukuoka
Celadon Three Legged Jar / Excavated from Ritsumyoji,

Tang Poetry Remnants
Tokyo
Tang Poetry Remnants

Haniwa Dog
Tokyo 古墳
Haniwa Dog

Haniwa Standing Male Statue
Tokyo 古墳
Haniwa Standing Male Statue

Asakura Sue Ware Kiln Site, Oguma Kiln Site, Yamakuma Kiln
Fukuoka 古墳
Asakura Sue Ware Kiln Site, Oguma Kiln Site, Yamakuma Kiln

Antoku Otsuka Tomb
Fukuoka 古墳時代前期
Antoku Otsuka Tomb

Shiroyama Cave Group
Fukuoka 古墳後期
Shiroyama Cave Group

Artifacts Excavated from Ozuka Tomb, Kaho County, Chikuzen
Kyoto 古墳
Artifacts Excavated from Ozuka Tomb, Kaho County, Chikuzen

Stone Man/Stone Toughness/Stone Shield Attached Stone Man
Fukuoka 古墳
Stone Man/Stone Toughness/Stone Shield Attached Stone Man

Artifacts Excavated from Tsukioka Tomb, Ukiha County,
Fukuoka 古墳
Artifacts Excavated from Tsukioka Tomb, Ukiha County,

Excavated Items from the Inado Kofun Group in Fukuoka
Fukuoka 古墳
Excavated Items from the Inado Kofun Group in Fukuoka

Artifacts Excavated from Ishizukayama Tomb, Kyoto County,
Fukuoka 古墳
Artifacts Excavated from Ishizukayama Tomb, Kyoto County,

Armed Stone Man
Fukuoka 古墳
Armed Stone Man

Armed Stone Man
Fukuoka 古墳
Armed Stone Man

Armed Stone Man / Excavated from Tsurumiyama Tomb, Fukuoka
Fukuoka 古墳時代
Armed Stone Man / Excavated from Tsurumiyama Tomb, Fukuoka