Nagara Cave Tomb Cluster
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The Nagara Cave Tomb cluster (長柄横穴群, Nagara yokoana-gun) is an archaeological site containing a group of corridor-type kofun [ja] (横穴式石室, yokoana-shiki sekishitsu) tombs located in the Tokumasu neighborhood of the town of Nagara in Chiba Prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan. These tombs have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1995.[1]
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長柄横穴群 | |
Location | Nagara, Chiba, Japan |
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Region | Kantō region |
Coordinates | 35°25′58″N 140°14′24″E |
Altitude | 30 m (98 ft) |
Type | tomb |
History | |
Founded | 7th century AD |
Periods | Kofun period |
Site notes | |
Public access | No |
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