Japan's Kofun Period: 160,000 Ancient Tombs Built by the Forgotten Tomb Builders

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Japan's Kofun Period: giant keyhole tombs, clay haniwa figures, and the powerful rulers whose 160,000 burial mounds shaped the foundations of imperial Japan.

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