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Osaka’s Daisen Kofun

Behold Emperor Nintoku’s Mausoleum

Donny Kimball
8 min readApr 26, 2019

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An artist’s arial rendition of Emperor Nintoku’s Daisen Kofun mausoleum and the Mozu Tomb Cluster in Sakai, Osaka

As much as it pains me to write this, I absolutely loathe Osaka these days. This is really saying something as the city once ranked among my all-time favorite places to party. Sadly, much like Kyoto sitting only 30 minutes to the north, Osaka has borne much of the brunt of Japan’s recent tourism boom…

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Donny Kimball

I'm a travel writer and freelance digital marketer who blogs about the sides of Japan that you can't find in the mainstream media. https://donnykimball.com/