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Moat, 'haniwa' fragments found at Ikaruga-Otsuka tumulus

NARA, Japan - Photo taken on March 24, 2014, shows the Ikaruga-Otsuka tumulus' excavation site in Ikaruga town, Nara Prefecture. The education board of the town announced the same day that an ancient moat and fragments of "haniwa" clay figures have been discovered at the site.

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ART THROUGH THE CENTURIES

ART THROUGH THE CENTURIES==Date:Nov, 1964, Place:Taitou,Tokyo,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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"Clay figure" section chief celebrated on Internet

Photo taken June 2, 2015, shows "haniwa kacho" (clay figure section chief) of the western Japan city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture. He is a municipal mascot for seeking the registration of the city's ancient tombs on the World Heritage List. The chief in a business suit has been celebrated on the Internet since appearing on a TV program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2-faced head of 'haniwa' figure found in Wakayama

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Photo of the head of a ''haniwa'' figure with two faces, one in front and one in back. The figure has been found in a sixth-century burial mound in the city of Wakayama. The photo was provided by the Wakayama prefectural education board. (Kyodo)

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Ancient Japanese tombs added to UNESCO World Heritage list

A Sakai city official (C) wearing a "haniwa" -- a clay figure produced during Japan's Kofun period in the 3rd to 6th centuries to decorate tombs for ritual use -- celebrates in the western Japan city on July 6, 2019, after UNESCO decided earlier in the day to add two local tumulus clusters to the World Heritage list, including the country's largest keyhole-shaped mound named after Emperor Nintoku. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ancient Japanese tombs added to UNESCO World Heritage list

A Sakai city official wearing a "haniwa" -- a clay figure produced during Japan's Kofun period in the 3rd to 6th centuries to decorate tombs for ritual use -- and people in the western Japan city celebrate on July 6, 2019, after UNESCO decided earlier in the day to add two local tumulus clusters to the World Heritage list, including the country's largest keyhole-shaped mound named after Emperor Nintoku. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ancient Japanese tombs added to UNESCO World Heritage list

A Sakai city official wearing a "haniwa" -- a clay figure produced during Japan's Kofun period in the 3rd to 6th centuries to decorate tombs for ritual use -- and people in the western Japan city celebrate on July 6, 2019, after UNESCO decided earlier in the day to add two local tumulus clusters to the World Heritage list, including the country's largest keyhole-shaped mound named after Emperor Nintoku. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ancient tombs eyed to become world heritage site

A Sakai city official wearing a "haniwa" -- a clay figure produced during Japan's Kofun period in the 3rd to 6th centuries to decorate tombs for ritual use -- attends an event in the western Japan city on May 14, 2019. Osaka Prefecture's Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters, including Sakai's Daisen Kofun, have been recommended for addition to the World Cultural Heritage list by an advisory panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ancient tombs eyed to become world heritage site

A Sakai city official wearing a "haniwa" -- a clay figure produced during Japan's Kofun period in the 3rd to 6th centuries to decorate tombs for ritual use -- speaks to reporters in the western Japan city on May 14, 2019. Osaka Prefecture's Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters, including Sakai's Daisen Kofun, have been recommended for addition to the World Cultural Heritage list by an advisory panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo