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Commemorating the Completion of Historic Site Improvement- Otozuka Kofun

Toki City Historical Museum of Mino Ceramics

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Otozuka Kofun is an Asuka Period (first half of the 7th century) burial mound designated as a national historic site along with the adjacent Danjirimaki Kofun. Ototsuka Kofun, one of the largest square tombs in the Mino area with a horizontal stone chamber, was built as the tomb of a powerful family that ruled the East Mino area. Danjirimaki Kofun is one of the largest round burial mounds in Toki City and is thought to be the tomb of a powerful family closely related to the powerful family buried in Otozuka. Both kofun were designated as National Historic Monuments on December 14, 1938, because of their importance in the Yamato Royalty's rule of the Higashi-Mino region. In addition, the stone chamber of the Otozuka burial mound was used as a workshop and warehouse for making pottery during the Edo period (17th-18th century), and later became a place of prayer where the god of pottery and the mountain god were enshrined. Rituals have continued to be held there until the present day, and it can be said that the burial mound has long been familiar to the local people.

Toki City has been promoting the development of the Otozuka and Danjirimaki burial mounds as important historical sites since 2048 in order to preserve them as treasures not only for the Higashimino area but also for Japan. In commemoration of the completion of this project in 2022, this exhibition was planned to provide an opportunity for visitors to become more familiar with the two tumuli and to deepen their understanding of the importance of protecting and preserving this irreplaceable heritage left behind by our predecessors for the future. The exhibition will introduce the Ototsuka burial mounds and their period in an easy-to-understand manner, including artifacts excavated from the surrounding sites as well as photos from excavation surveys.

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Tour of the site and explanation of the exhibition by curators
Date: Kofun Day: April 2 (Sun), May 14 (Sun) / Kiln Site Day: March 26 (Sun), April 30 (Sun)
Time: 14:00- (no advance registration required)
Admission: Free

Schedule

Mar 4 (Sat) 2023-Jun 4 (Sun) 2023

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:00-16:30
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Open on public holidays but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
Notice	Open on April 30 and May 6.

Fee

Adults ¥200; University Students ¥100; High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free.

Website

http://www.toki-bunka.or.jp/events/event/event-1112-c-2