Sakurai Kofun

#387 among destinations in Japan

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The Sakurai Kofun is the largest of a group of kofun burial mounds located in what is now the city of Minamisōma, in Fukushima Prefecture in the southern Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1956. with the extent of the designation expanded in 1988. ()

Local name: 桜井古墳 Built: IV centuryCoordinates: 37°38'29"N, 140°59'31"E

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Sakurai Kofun – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Haramachi, Mano Kofun Cluster, Hayama Cave Tomb.

1.9 miW
City
Haramachi, Minamisōma
49 min walk • Haramachi was a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 48,234 and a density of 243.00 persons per km². The total area was 198.49 km².
4.4 miNW
Archaeological site
Mano Kofun Cluster
113 min walk • The Mano Kofun Cluster is a group of a approximately one hundred kofun burial mounds located on river terraces on the south coast of the city of Minamisōma, in Fukushima Prefecture in the southern Tōhoku region of Japan. Some 27 of the tombs have been excavated.
2.7 miSW
Archaeological site
Hayama Cave Tomb
68 min walk • The Hayama Cave Tomb is an archaeological site containing a group of a twenty corridor-type kofun tombs located in the Haramachi area of the city of Minamisōma, in Fukushima Prefecture in the southern Tōhoku region of northern Japan.

Sakurai Kofun

Facts and practical information

Sakurai Kofun – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Haramachi, Minamisōma

Mano Kofun Cluster

Hayama Cave Tomb