Ishibutai Kofun
| 石舞台古墳 (Japanese) | |
Ishibutai Kofun
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| Alternate name | Ishibutoya Kofun |
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| Location | Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Coordinates | 34°28′0.44″N 135°49′34.14″E / 34.4667889°N 135.8261500°ECoordinates: 34°28′0.44″N 135°49′34.14″E / 34.4667889°N 135.8261500°E |
| Type | Tomb |
| Area | 27 m2 (290 sq ft) |
| History | |
| Periods | Asuka period |
Ishibutai Kofun (石舞台古墳?) is a stone kofun tumulus of the Asuka period in the east of Shimanoshō, Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The kofun is believed to be the tomb of Soga no Umako. It occupies a space of 54 m (177 ft), and is the largest known megalithic structure in Japan. The kofun is also known as the Ishibutoya (石太屋?) Kofun.
The name of the kofun in Japanese is a combination of two words, the first, ishi (石?), meaning "stone", and the second, butai (舞台?), meaning "stage". The name of the kofun therefore originates in its resemblance to a large stone stage. The Ishibutai Kofun has been known by this name at least as early as the Tokugawa period, as evidenced by its entry in the Saigoku sanjūsansho meisho zue, a large guide to Buddhist pilgrimage sites written by Kanenari Akatsuki in 1853.
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