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Our guide
The Saitobaru Kofun Cluster in Saito, Miyazaki, is a group of 333 kofun, ancient burial mounds. It is one of the largest groups in Japan and the largest in Kyushu, spread over a hill about 70 m high, and it lies within Saitobaru-Sugiyasukyō Prefectural Natural Park.
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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.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Saitobaru Archaeology Museum — STA3816 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Oni-no-iwaya kofun oni-no-iwaya & Mesahozuka — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- 鬼の窟古墳（西都原90号墳）横穴式石室 — 小池 隆 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 鬼の窟古墳（西都原90号墳） — 小池 隆 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 大山祇塚古墳（西都原90号墳） — 小池 隆 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Saitobaru Kofun Cluster (西都原古墳群) is a group of three hundred thirty three kofuns or tumuli in Saito city, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. This is one of the largest kofun groups in Japan, and the largest group in Kyushu situated on a 70-meter hill composed of diluvium. It is located within the Saitobaru-Sugiyasukyō Prefectural Natural Park.
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