Kitora Tumulus（キトラ古墳）

A cultural property with extremely high academic value, including astronomical maps and detailed murals of the Four Gods.

The Kitora Tumulus is the second continental-style mural tumulus discovered in Japan after the Takamatsuzuka Tumulus, and is located halfway up Mt. Abe. This tumulus is a two-tiered circular tomb, with the upper tier having a diameter of 9.4 m, the lower tier being terrace-like with a diameter of 13.8 m, and the combined height of the upper and lower tiers being estimated to be a little over 4 m. There are several theories about the origin of the name, but one theory is that it is also called Kametora Tumulus,'' and another is that the name of the place on the south side,Kaza Kitaura,” is corrupted to “Kitora.” On November 7, 1983, Genbu, part of a painted mural, was discovered inside the stone chamber, which attracted attention from the public and academia. In 2000, it became a nationally designated historic site, and later as a special historic site. A full-fledged astronomical map is painted on the ceiling of the stone chamber, and the four gods and zodiac signs are beautifully painted on the walls.

Kitora Tumulus（キトラ古墳）

The Kitora Tumulus, where murals were discovered in 1983, was later discovered to have astronomical maps and detailed murals depicting the four gods, and was recognized as having extremely high academic value.