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At Eianji Nishi Tomb, construction was carried out to cover the entire mound and stone chamber with a large dome-shaped roof for protection. At Eianji
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The Eianji kofun are located at the foot of a hill overlooking the alluvial plain on the right bank of the
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with a stone roof. The walls have triangular engraved lines, suggesting that it was painted. The antechamber is currently 1.6 meters long, 2.3 meters wide and 1.6 meters high, and shallow vertical lines have been carved into two stones on either side of the back wall, with continuous triangular
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The Eianji Nishi Kofun is also thought to be a small circular tumulus, and the stone chamber is 3.4 meters long, 2.8 meters wide and 3 meters high, constructed on three sides from a single megalithic stone, with the stone roof of the back wall and parts of the
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with an opening to the southeast. Only a portion of the antechamber and burial chamber proper remain. The main burial chamber is 2.6 meters long, 2.4 meters wide, and 2.7 meters high and was made of huge monoliths of processed lava from
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patterns carved into the left and right sides and painted red. Circular patterns and patterns that appear to be boats and horses are also painted on the left and right side walls.
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