Kofun
Wakayama · 古墳Browse Wakayama’s cultural heritage from the Kofun period (300 – 538). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
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Wakayama Kofun Period
300 – 538
A bronze five-pronged vajra bell at Shochi-in on Koyasan, made in Tang China and designated in 1928. An esoteric Buddhist implement, paired with a vajra in ritual.
A sandalwood shrine only 23 cm tall, carved in Tang China with twenty-five tiny deities and tied by tradition to the monk Kukai. A National Treasure on Mount Koya.