Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum
熊本県立装飾古墳館
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Our guide
The Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum in the city of Yamaga is a museum of decorated kofun, burial mounds with painted or carved chambers. Its collection includes full-size replicas of the inner chambers of twelve tumuli. The building, designed by Tadao Ando, was completed in April 1992.
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Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
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What this place is
Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum (熊本県立装飾古墳館, Kumamoto kenritsu sōshoku kofun-kan) is a museum of decorated kofun in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The collection includes full-size replicas of the inner chambers of twelve tumuli. The museum was designed by Tadao Ando and completed at a cost of ¥1.6 bn in April 1992.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
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