Kufun + Fun = CoFuFun at Tenri Station Plaza

CoFuFun is an open space for special events, gatherings and for children (and adults) to play. It was produced by Nendo, a not-for-profit arts and architectural group, to pay homage to the numerous kofun (burial mounds, often key shaped, for nobles constructed between the 3rd and 7th centures BCE) in Tenri city and Nara prefecture and support city revitalization. It is located in the Tenri train station plaza. This seems like a great idea and much better than the gentrification we are seeing around train stations in Japan. See links below for more info. Or better yet, visit Tenri!

Tenri Station Plaza CoFuFun / nendo:
https://www.archdaily.com/873465/tenri-station-plaza-cofufun-nendo

The Tenri Station Plaza CoFuFun – Nendo’s Largest Project:
https://publicdelivery.org/nendo-cofufun-plaza/

Nendo:
https://publicdelivery.org/about/

The sound and beautiful city, Tenri, Where the story of Japan has begun:
https://www.city.tenri.nara.jp/material/files/group/50/69367584.pdf

Kofun Burial Mounds and Imperial Tombs:
http://www.pref.nara.jp/miryoku/ikasu-nara/en/fukabori/detail02/

Yamanobe no Michi (Yamanobe Road):
https://www.city.sakurai.lg.jp/material/files/group/6/16501314.pdf

New website on Nonaka Kofun by the Osaka University Department of Archaeology

Announcement from EASIANTH:

The Osaka University Department of Archaeology has created an English-language website in conjunction with its Project for the Preservation and Utilization of Artifacts from Nonaka Kofun.

Built in the 5th century in Fujiidera City, Osaka Prefecture, the Nonaka tomb (kofun) is situated roughly at the center of the Furuichi Tomb Cluster. The 1964 excavation conducted by Osaka University revealed that this kofun offered many important clues for our study of state formation in Japan.

Nonaka Kofun is an especially valuable resource for the study of ancient Japan, with its numerous artifacts evidencing the military, economic, and technological strength of the Yamato Kingdom.

Many of the pictures and videos are being released to the public for the first time.

Link: http://www.let.osaka-u.ac.jp/kouko/nonaka/en/index.html