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Inariyama Kohun(Tumulus)
(Gyoda-shi, Saitama-ke)

@An iron sword, carved with the inscription of 115 letters, was excavated in 1968 from one of burial facilities, Inariyama Kohun.(The place, white stones are piled up. This Kohun in this picture is a reproduction.)

@According to the leading opinion, this iron sword was excavated in 471, when social situation had been changed rapidly and violently to build a nation.
@An iron sword is an important historical material to get to know the ancient Japanese history.

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