Japan's mysterious 'keyhole' tombs - BBC REEL

im 33 and this is the first ive ever heard of these!

I lived 20 minutes walk away from that largest one. Took me 2 years to know it actually is something like this. Just thought it was a park around a pond.

When she said " The tombs are sacred, we SHOULDN'T DAMAGE THEM" Me : Poor Egyptian pyramids

Japan: "don't dig our historical graves" Conspiracy theorists: They're hiding an ancient alien portal to the moon!

I learn something new everyday. Now, who's hiding the giant ass keys???

Don't be fooled, that's where they kept all of their Gundam.

It's genius of Japan to not disturb these places even if they're in the middle of cities.

Ummmm I'm sorry, how am I now just learning about these mysterious tombs smacked in the middle of Japanese cities?!?!?

When you use Kansai International Airport (KIX), you can clearly see this huge tomb from the plane windows a few minutes after taking off or before landing. That view is just great!!

ナスカの地上絵もそうだけど上から見ないとその全貌がわからないとこに凄いロマンを感じる！そしてこんなに綺麗に形を整えて創造できる技術に驚き😍

I was in Osaka 7 years ago and had no idea these existed. I'm a history enthusiast. I suppose they don't want visitors so they don't advertise them.

Japan's original country name NIPPON means "country under the sun," but the traditional name of the country when the capital was in Nara was YAMATO (WA). YAMATO means "land of great harmony between people and nature. The history of Japan is very old, about 2,000 years since the Emperor's reign, but human began to live in villages and communities in this island nation about 14,000 years ago, during “the JOMON pottery” culture. (That's 30,000 years ago, if you count the Neolithic period.) Surrounded by the sea on all four sides, geographically isolated from Eurasia in the Pacific Ocean, this island nation has a warm and humid climate and is blessed with abundant clear water resources, a variety of plants, and fishery resources. Since ancient times, people have lived peacefully with nature. They have respected harmony, lived peacefully in groups, and overcome many severe natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and typhoons, with each other in groups based on their wisdom and have enjoyed the blessings of nature by cooperating. The name of the ancient Japanese nation of "YAMATO" or "WA" reflects the wishes and realities of the people to live and to survive in this natural environment of the island nation that differs from that of the Eurasia continent.

I have great respect for their stance to keep the tombs unexcavated. They are correct that one day technology could probably scan them in great detail without disturbing them. This is both respectful of their ancestors as well as forward thinking. Face it... We look back on the work of early "archaeologists" and get angry because they often practically destroyed sites. Who's to say future generations will not look at current archaeological practices in the same light?

Ancient people: we shall build this giant tomb so that the future generations might remember our kings forever! Future generations: nani kore? (wth is this?)

Imagine archaeologists being so dedicated to the principles of their work they are willing to forego excavation of a once-in-a-lifetime find in order to preserve it for future archaeologists who have the technology to examine it without damaging the find itself. Incredible patience. (Sure, it could also hold secrets about history the government is interested in keeping hidden, but still...)

They’ve known that kingdom hearts is real and we’re just one of the worlds that connects to the kingdom. Maybe we all have the keys to unlock it.

I am really amazed on how Japanese preserve their cultural sites

Aliens being a fan of kingdom hearts.

I like the fact they valued very much the historical Kofun and let it as is, not excavated just to feed the curiosity of human. I agree that you don't need to destruct historical site, because it will lose its purpose why ancient people build it.

動画中で解説されておられる、堺市博物館の橘泉さんのお話はとても面白いので、おすすめです。道上さんのラジオで知ったのですが、講演などでも活躍されておられます。