 Last additions - Saginuma Castle Park and Saginuma Tumuli 鷺沼城跡公園・鷺沼古墳群 |
Walking back to the train station along the side of the park.Mar 14, 2023
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The burial mounds have stones along the perimeter.Mar 14, 2023
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Weeping cherry trees.Mar 14, 2023
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Walking around the burial mound.Mar 14, 2023
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Horse haniwa statue (replica).Mar 14, 2023
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Pieces of haniwa sculptures were dug up and the park has two replicated Naniwa statues. One human and one horse. Unknown what the original haniwa actually looked like.Mar 14, 2023
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Park includes playground equipment for kids.Mar 14, 2023
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Park has a lot of space to run around.Mar 14, 2023
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Remains of a natural gas well.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound B and stone coffin hut.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound B and stone coffin hut.Mar 14, 2023
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Stone coffin in Mound B is 2 meters long, 0.8 meter wide, and 0.7 meter deep. The stones came from southern Chiba Prefecture and shaped with metallic tools. The coffin was covered with large stones. B号墳の箱式石棺The remains of two adult males were found in the coffin in 1966. Chokutō sword fragments, ancient jewelry, arrowheads, and small knife were also found.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound B tumulus (B号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park. Hut preserving a stone coffin. B号墳の箱式石棺Mar 14, 2023
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Mound A tumulus (A号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound A tumulus (A号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park. Local nobility was buried here during the 6th century. There's now a small shrine.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound A tumulus (A号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park has a small torii.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound A tumulus (A号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park.Mar 14, 2023
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Saginuma Castle Park has two kofun burial mounds labeled as Mound A (A号墳) and Mound B (B号墳). They were discovered here in 1966. Mound A is keyhole-shaped. Mound B includes a stone coffin.Saginuma Tumuli date from the latter 6th century, based on haniwa sculpture pieces excavated from Mound A in 1966. The mounds are 20 to 25 meters long.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound B (B号墳) had two stone coffins. Although one coffin was destroyed, the other remains intact. Now protected by a hut. The stone coffin contained the remains of two adults, Mar 14, 2023
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Saginuma Castle was built by a local lord named Saginuma Taro Genta Mitsuyoshi. This is a monument for him. 鷺沼太郎源太光義の碑Mar 14, 2023
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Saginuma Castle Park is a small, flat park ringed with cherry blossom trees. This was in winter.Mar 14, 2023
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Steps to go up Saginuma Castle Park. The hill is 18 meters high.Mar 14, 2023
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Walk along the right side of the castle park hill until you see steps going up.Mar 14, 2023
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Saginuma Castle Park is a 10 to 15-min. walk from Keisei-Tsudanuma Station. Near Narashino City Hall. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/xkw1vc8j4ze96tyT7Mar 14, 2023
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Saginuma Castle Park is the site of both the defunct Saginuma Castle (built during Heian Period, 8th to 12th century) and Saginuma Tumuli or burial mounds. Exact castle construction date is unknown, and not much is known. No castle structures remain, but there is a small stone coffin on display inside a hut. Mar 14, 2023
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