Square Kofun

Otozuka Kofun [ja], a square kofun

Square Kofun (方墳, Hōfun) are a kind of Kofun that has only a square mound. They are usually smaller than the kofun shapes.

Tsude Hiroshi [ja] argues that there is a hierarchy of Zenpō-kōen-fun > Zenpō-kōhō-fun > Round Kofun > Square Kofun that he calls the Kofun system [en; ja].


References

  1. ↑ Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group. Chapter 2: Description (PDF). pp. 21–163.
  2. 1 2 "About kofun -Scale and order- | Nonaka Kofun-Project for the Preservation and Utilization of Artifacts from Nonaka Kofun/Osaka University Department of Archaeology". www.let.osaka-u.ac.jp. Retrieved 2025-12-07.