Hashihaka Kofun

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The Hashihaka kofun (箸墓古墳) is a megalithic tomb (kofun) located in Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Hashihaka kofun is considered to be the first large keyhole-shaped kofun constructed in Japan and is associated with the emergence of the  [ja].^[1] The Imperial Household Agency designates the Hashihaka kofun as the tomb of  [ja], the daughter of the legendary Emperor Kōrei. There is also a scholarly theory that the Hashihaka kofun is the tomb of Himiko, the queen of Yamatai. Researchers in 2013 conducted the first-ever on-site survey of the Hashihaka kofun after being granted access by the Imperial Household Agency.^[2]

The name Hashihaka translates as "chopstick grave" and refers to a mythical love affair between Yamato Totohi Momoso and the kami of sacred Mount Miwa, which ended with the princess stabbing herself to death with a chopstick.^[3]

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•  [ja]
• Yamatai
•  [ja]
• Makimuku ruins
• Kofun system

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