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Yamada Takazuka Kofun [ja] is a Kofun in Japan. Specifically, it is a Rectangular Kofun [ja]. It may alternatively be a square-type [ja] kofun.

The Imperial Household Agency has proclaimed the Yamada Takazuka Kofun [ja] (山田高塚古墳) 200 meters to the west to be the official grave site of Empress Suiko.[1]

There is a tradition that the Futagozuka Kofun [en] is the true tomb of the 33rd Empress Suiko (died 628 AD) and her son Prince Takeda (died 593? AD), however [1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN 4311750404.(in Japanese)