荒島古墳群 | |
![]() San'in Expressway Yonago Nishi IC - Higashi Izumo IC (Yasugi Road). Above the tunnel, Kofun No. 1 of the Shiotsuyama Kofun Cluster, which was developed as the ``Ancient Izumo Royal Mausoleum Hill. | |
![]() ![]() Arashima Kofun cluster ![]() ![]() Arashima Kofun Cluster (Japan) | |
Location | Yasugi, Shimane, Japan |
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Region | San'in region |
Coordinates | 35°25′47″N 133°11′55″E / 35.42972°N 133.19861°E |
Type | kofun |
History | |
Founded | c. 4th century AD |
Periods | Yayoi period to Kofun period |
Site notes | |
Public access | No facilities |
National Historic Site of Japan ![]() |
The Arashima Kofun cluster (荒島古墳群) is a group of Yayoi to Kofun period burial mounds located in the Aratori-cho and Kujira-cho neighborhood of the city of Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture in the San'in region of Japan. The tumulus group was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1936 with the area under protection expanded in 1999. [1]