In Photos: Restoration work ends on burial mound said to belong to ancient Japan empress
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The reconstructed Kengoshizuka Kofun octagonal burial mound said to belong to Empress Saimei (594-661) is seen in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, in February 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Asuka Municipal Board of Education) -
The reconstructed Kengoshizuka Kofun octagonal burial mound said to belong to Empress Saimei (594-661) is seen in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, in February 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Asuka Municipal Board of Education) -
The reconstructed Kengoshizuka Kofun octagonal burial mound said to belong to Empress Saimei (594-661) is seen in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, in February 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Asuka Municipal Board of Education) -
The reconstructed Kengoshizuka Kofun octagonal burial mound said to belong to Empress Saimei (594-661) is seen in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, on March 2, 2022. (Mainichi/Satoshi Hishida) -
The reconstructed Koshitsuka-gomon Kofun, foreground, and Kengoshizuka Kofun burial mounds are shown to the media in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, on March 2, 2022. (Mainichi/Satoshi Hishida) -
The reconstructed Kengoshizuka Kofun octagonal burial mound said to belong to Empress Saimei (594-661) is seen in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, on March 2, 2022. (Mainichi/Satoshi Hishida) -
The interior of the Kengoshizuka Kofun octagonal burial mound said to belong to Empress Saimei (594-661) is seen in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, on March 2, 2022. (Mainichi/Satoshi Hishida) -
The Kengoshizuka Kofun octagonal burial mound said to belong to Empress Saimei (594-661) is seen under reconstruction in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, in this photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter on Nov. 3, 2021. (Mainichi/Kenji Ikai) -
The Kengoshizuka Kofun octagonal burial mound said to belong to Empress Saimei (594-661) is seen under reconstruction work in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, in this photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter on Nov. 3, 2021. (Mainichi/Kenji Ikai)
