Ōta Tenjinyama Kofun, Ota

Name: Ōta Tenjinyama Kofun
Address: Ota, Japan

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Ōta Tenjinyama Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in the Uchigashimacho neighborhood of the city of Ōta, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1941. It is the largest kofun in Gunma Prefecture and the 28th largest in the country. It is the only kofun with a length in excess of 200 meters in eastern Japan. It is also sometimes referred to as the Dantaiyama Kofun. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°17'30"N, 139°23'28"E

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天神山古墳前 3 min walk
Lines 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒Ja中野支所⇒邑楽町役場 • 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒県緑化センター南⇒邑楽町役場 • 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒高島小入口・Ja中野支所⇒邑楽町役場 • 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒高島小入口・県緑化センター南⇒邑楽町 • 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒Ja中野支所・高島小入口⇒太田記念病院 • 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒Ja中野支所⇒太田記念病院 • 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒県緑化センター南・高島小入口⇒太田記念
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新島町 5 min walk
Lines 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒Ja中野支所⇒邑楽町役場 • 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒県緑化センター南⇒邑楽町役場 • 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒高島小入口・Ja中野支所⇒邑楽町役場 • 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒高島小入口・県緑化センター南⇒邑楽町 • 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒Ja中野支所・高島小入口⇒太田記念病院 • 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒Ja中野支所⇒太田記念病院 • 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒県緑化センター南・高島小入口⇒太田記念
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ぐんま国際アカデミー中・高等部入口 7 min walk
Lines 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒Ja中野支所⇒邑楽町役場 • 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒県緑化センター南⇒邑楽町役場 • 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒高島小入口・Ja中野支所⇒邑楽町役場 • 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒高島小入口・県緑化センター南⇒邑楽町 • 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒Ja中野支所・高島小入口⇒太田記念病院 • 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒Ja中野支所⇒太田記念病院 • 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒県緑化センター南・高島小入口⇒太田記念
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イオンモール太田 15 min walk
Lines 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒Ja中野支所⇒邑楽町役場 • 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒県緑化センター南⇒邑楽町役場 • 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒高島小入口・Ja中野支所⇒邑楽町役場 • 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒高島小入口・県緑化センター南⇒邑楽町 • 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒Ja中野支所・高島小入口⇒太田記念病院 • 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒Ja中野支所⇒太田記念病院 • 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒県緑化センター南・高島小入口⇒太田記念

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Ōta Tenjinyama Kofun – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nyotaizan Kofun, Ikushina Jinja, Kanayama Castle, Banna-ji.

~990 ftE
Archaeological site
Nyotaizan Kofun, Ota
5 min walk • Nyotaizan kofun is a scallop-shaped Kofun period burial mound located in what is now the Kashima neighborhood of the city of Ōta, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1927.
5 miW
Sacred and religious sites
Ikushina Jinja, Ota
127 min walk • Ikushina Jinja is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōta, Gunma, Japan, dedicated to the kami Ōkuninushi. The precincts of this shrine was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1934.
1.9 miNW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Kanayama Castle, Ota
49 min walk • Kanayama Castle was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style castle located on top of Mount Kanayama in what is now the city Ōta, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1990.
4.6 miNE
Historical place, Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Banna-ji, Ashikaga
119 min walk • Banna-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, in northern Kantō region of Japan. The honzon of the temple is a statue of Dainichi Nyōrai, leading to the temple's nickname of Dainichisama.
4.2 miNW
Archaeological site
Nitta Gunchō ruins, Ota
107 min walk • The Kōzuke Province Niita District Gunchō ruins is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara to Heian period regional administrative complex, located in what is now the Tenra neighborhood of the city of Ōta, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2008.
3.1 miS
Area
Ōizumi, Ota
80 min walk • Ōizumi is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 41,918 in 19,773 households, and a population density of 2300 persons per km². The total area of the town is 18.03 km².
2.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Xiao quan cheng, Ota
62 min walk • Koizumi Castle or Tomioka Castle was a Japanese castle located in present-day Oizumi-machi, Ora-gun, Gunma Prefecture. The castle was built in the first year of the Entoku era. Today, the castle ruins, including the ring, inner moat, part of the...
3.2 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Ōizumi Observatory, Ota
82 min walk • Ōizumi Observatory is a private astronomical observatory in Ōizumi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Takao Kobayashi has made discoveries of numerous minor planets at the observatory. Since its founding, Kobayashi has discovered 1,200 minor asteroids and their positions using a 10-inch telescope.
2.2 miNW
Park
Gunmakodomono guo, Ota
58 min walk • Gunma Kodomo no Kuni is an urban park located in Nagate-cho, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture. Its official name is Gunma Prefectural Kanayama General Park.
5.3 miNE
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Ashikaga Athletic stadium, Ashikaga
137 min walk • Ashikaga Athletic stadium is an athletic stadium in Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan. It was used J2 League games.
1.2 miS
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Ota Stadium, Ota
30 min walk • Ota Stadium is an athletic stadium in Ota, Gunma, Japan.

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天神山古墳前 • Lines: 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒Ja中野支所⇒邑楽町役場, 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒県緑化センター南⇒邑楽町役場, 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒高島小入口・Ja中野支所⇒邑楽町役場, 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒高島小入口・県緑化センター南⇒邑楽町, 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒Ja中野支所・高島小入口⇒太田記念病院, 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒Ja中野支所⇒太田記念病院, 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒県緑化センター南・高島小入口⇒太田記念 (3 min walk)
新島町 • Lines: 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒Ja中野支所⇒邑楽町役場, 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒県緑化センター南⇒邑楽町役場, 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒高島小入口・Ja中野支所⇒邑楽町役場, 邑楽・太田線太田記念病院⇒高島小入口・県緑化センター南⇒邑楽町, 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒Ja中野支所・高島小入口⇒太田記念病院, 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒Ja中野支所⇒太田記念病院, 邑楽・太田線邑楽町役場⇒県緑化センター南・高島小入口⇒太田記念 (5 min walk)

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Ota (18 min walk)
Ryumai (34 min walk)