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Saitobaru kofun landscape, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, September 2025.
A plethora of keyhole-shaped burial mounds called kofun were constructed between 300-600 CE. Unlike most other kofun sites in Japan, the Miyazaki Plain's landscape looks much the same as it did during the Kofun Period, as it is a protected area without any modern buildings surrounding it.
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Crabben, J. v. d. (2026, May 12). Saitobaru Kofun Landscape: Burial Mounds of Ancient Kyushu. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21783/saitobaru-kofun-landscape/
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Crabben, Jan van der. "Saitobaru Kofun Landscape: Burial Mounds of Ancient Kyushu." World History Encyclopedia, May 12, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21783/saitobaru-kofun-landscape/.
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Crabben, Jan van der. "Saitobaru Kofun Landscape: Burial Mounds of Ancient Kyushu." World History Encyclopedia, 12 May 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21783/saitobaru-kofun-landscape/.
