古墳 Kofun Pamphlet Frame 5, 6, 1

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Yamashiro Futago-zuka Kofun Visitor Facility

This facility is designed for visitors to view the artificial soil layers at the rear wall surface. This kofun was built around 1500 years ago by a large number of people carrying the soil and sand from far away. Each layer of soil is the fruit of hard work by the ancient peoples. Yamashiro Futagozuka Kofun is the nation's only tumulus whose soil layers are open to general visitors. Currently, a repair is underway on the east side to restore the rear rectangular that was damaged in the early 20th Century.

Besides the soil layers, the 130 square meter Visitor Facility features panel exhibitions of the Kofun and other archeological sites nearby on the other three wall surfaces.

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DIRECTIONS
Take a bus from JR Matsue Station; get off at the Yamashiro-cho bus stop and walk for 2 minutes.
Drive 10 minutes from JR Matsue Station
Open: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Closed: Tuesday (Wednesday is Tuesday is a holiday) & New Year holidays
Admission: Free


PLEASE CONTACT
Guidance Yamashiro no Sato

470-1 Yamashiro-cho, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture 690-0031 JAPAN

Tel. +81-(0)852-25-9490
Yakumo Tatsu Fudoki-no Oka

456 Oba-cho, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture 690-0033 JAPAN

Tel. +81-(0)852-23-2485

by

Pate Motter
Matthew Midgett
Michael Carlson
Tyler Callich
Minako Hiroe
Kaoru Onishi
Ryoko Shishido
Saki Nagata
(Unfamiliar Japan Honors Project)