Goshikizuka Tumulus — Attraction in Kobe

Near Sanyo-Tarumi station JR. It’s easy to find.

You need to register your name when you get to the site. You can ask the staff for an English pamphlet. He was really kind.

I went there at 3pm on Sunday and there was practically no one. It was nice and quiet.

I found the shape of the kofun peculiar. I never saw something like that. Really interesting.

The view is spectacular. You can see the famous Akashi Bridge.

I went with the bicycle. You can leave it next to...

４５年ぶりに五色塚古墳にきました。 I came to this place for the first time in 45 years. When I was in high school, I came here on my way home from school and was hit by the sea breeze. The Goshikizuka Tumulus is a huge anterior-posterior tumulus built at the southern end of the Tarumi hill in the western part of Kobe City, in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture, with the Akashi Strait below and Awaji Island on the...

The Goshikizuka Kofun, “five colored tomb”, is the largest keyhole burial tomb in Hyogo Prefecture.

all those steps lead to the terrace.. where you can look at the amazing view of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge !!

There is a free parking lot near the Tumulus. The entrance is free, they just need to measure your temperature and then you can visit this...