🧿 Nakata Cave Tombs

Japan · Asia · 37.01°N, 140.97°E

The Nakata Cave Tomb is an archaeological site containing a Kofun period yokoanabo located in what is now part of the city of Iwaki, Fukushima in the southern Tōhoku region of Japan. It is significant in that it is a decorated kofun with geometric patterns painted in red on the walls of the burial chamber. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1970.

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Quick facts

Country	Japan
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	37.01°N, 140.97°E · view on map

Nakata Cave Tombs is located in Japan, in Asia.

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