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Mozu Mounded Tombs Visitor Center
Mozu Mounded Tombs Visitor Center · 百舌鳥古墳群ビジターセンター
The Mozu Mounded Tombs Visitor Center shows the tombs' overall shapes through aerial footage and exhibits. Start with its free exhibition to understand features that are difficult to see from ground level. The center is east of the Nintoku tomb's exterior worship area.
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Visitor information
Admission
General admission is free. Meals, bicycle use, luggage storage, and separate activities are excluded from free admission.
Opening hours
The center opens 9:00 AM–6:00 PM and closes December 29–January 3. Worship hours at the Nintoku tomb's exterior area differ from the center's hours.
What to see at Mozu Mounded Tombs Visitor Center
Understand the tomb group through aerial footage
The center's aerial footage shows the tomb group even when you cannot see the full shapes from beside the tombs. Watch the footage and explore the exhibits before an optional exterior worship visit.
How to get to Mozu Mounded Tombs Visitor Center
Get off at JR Hanwa Line Mozu Station and walk 350 meters west. The center is east of the Nintoku tomb's exterior worship area. Distinguish this distance from the roughly 10-minute walk from Mozu Station to the tomb.
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Visit tips
The center and tomb have different hours
To visit the Nintoku tomb after the exhibition, check Imperial Household Agency worship hours and restrictions separately. The exterior worship area may be restricted even when the center is open.
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Check the route from Mozu Station to the center
The center is 350 meters west of Mozu Station. Check its location to avoid heading to another point around the tomb. The roughly 10-minute walk to the exterior worship area has a different endpoint.
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Questions about Mozu Mounded Tombs Visitor Center
Does the visitor center visit include access inside the tomb?
The center offers footage and exhibits, not an experience entering the tomb. Worship at the Nintoku tomb takes place at the exterior area, and visit-date restrictions need a separate check.
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