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See Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan, Sakai, Japan (UNESCO sites)

The Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group Mounded Tombs includes 49 kofun (old mounds in Japanese) located on a plateau above the Osaka Plain in Japan. Burial mounds of various sizes, kofun can take the form of key holes, scallops, squares or circles. These tombs were for members of the elite, containing a range of funerary objects (such as weapons, armour and ornaments). In July 2019, the tombs were added as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan.
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