Ōtsukayama Kofun, Aizuwakamatsu

Name: Ōtsukayama Kofun
Address: Aizuwakamatsu, Japan

#4 among attractions in Aizuwakamatsu

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The Ōtsukayama Kofun is an early Kofun period zenpō-kōen-fun key-hole shaped tumulus located in what is now part of the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima in the southern Tōhoku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1972. It is the second largest kofun in Fukushima Prefecture after the Kamegamori kofun and the fourth largest in the Tōhoku region. The grave goods recovered from the kofun were collectively designated a National Important Cultural Property of Japan in 1977. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°30'46"N, 139°56'39"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Aizuwakamatsu Castle, Oyaku-en, Takizawa Honjin, Tenkyōkaku.

1.9 miSW
Recreated 14th-century castle and museum
Aizuwakamatsu Castle, Aizuwakamatsu
49 min walk • Aizuwakamatsu Castle, known locally as Tsuruga Castle, stands as a proud testament to Japan's feudal past in the city of Aizuwakamatsu. This historical fortress, encircled by deep moats and towering stone walls, was constructed in the late 14th century and has since...
1.5 miS
Park, Buddhist architecture
Oyaku-en, Aizuwakamatsu
39 min walk • Oyaku-en is a medicinal herb garden in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The garden was designated a Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government in 1932. It is also known as the Aizu Matsudaira-clan Garden.
0.7 miSE
Museum
Takizawa Honjin, Aizuwakamatsu
17 min walk • The Takizawa Honjin is a building in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan which was used as a honjin by the daimyō of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. The building was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 1971 and a National Historic Site of Japan in 1970.
5.4 miE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Tenkyōkaku, Bandai-Asahi National Park
139 min walk • Tenkyōkaku is a Western-style French Renaissance style residence built as a summer villa for Prince Arisugawa Takehito located in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
1.7 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Fukushima Museum, Aizuwakamatsu
45 min walk • Fukushima Museum is a prefectural museum in Aizuwakamatsu, Japan, dedicated to the natural history, history, and culture of Fukushima Prefecture. The museum opened in Tsuruga Castle Park in 1986.
2.1 miSE
Mausoleum
Aizu Matsudaira clan cemetery, Aizuwakamatsu
53 min walk • The Aizu Domain Matsudaira clan cemetery is located in two locations. One is in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, and the second is in the town of Inawashiro, Fukushima Japan. The cemetery contains the graves of the successive daimyō of Aizu Domain. The cemeteries were collectively designated a National Historic Site in 1987.
4.5 miNE
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Enichi-ji, Bandai
115 min walk • Enichi-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect in the town of Bandai, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The temple was founded in the Heian period as Enichi-ji, and the ruins of its previous incarnation were designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1970.
0.8 miNW
Universities and schools
University of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu
22 min walk • The University of Aizu in Aizuwakamatsu, Japan, is the first university dedicated to computer science engineering in Japan. It has about 1,100 students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs.
5.3 miNW
Temple
Shōjō-ji
137 min walk • Shōjō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect in Yugawa, Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
0.8 miSE
Historical place
Mt. Iimoriyama, Aizuwakamatsu
22 min walk • Iimori Mountain is a mountain near the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is notable as the site where members of the Byakkotai committed ritual suicide in 1868, during the Boshin War. It is located about 1.5 kilometers northeast of Tsuruga Castle.
2 miS
37°29'8"N • 139°57'14"E
Hui jin wu jia wu fu, Aizuwakamatsu
50 min walk • Museum

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Which popular attractions are close to Ōtsukayama Kofun?

Nearby attractions include Takizawa Honjin, Aizuwakamatsu (17 min walk), University of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu (22 min walk), Mt. Iimoriyama, Aizuwakamatsu (22 min walk).