Ancient Tombs Destroyed to Build Golf Course
A YouTube clip from the Asahi Shimbun shows an aerial view of an ancient burial mound that was destroyed so that a golf course could be expanded:
The management of the Akitsubara Golf Club had not submitted an application to the Cultural Affairs Agency requesting permission to alter the grounds, required under the Cultural Assets Preservation Act. The violation was revealed through reports from local residents.
The Cultural Affairs Agency and the city’s board of education have demanded that the gold course restore the site to its original state, and is deliberating restoration methods with experts.
The Kose Mountain burial tomb cluster is located on hilly terrain stretching 3.3 kilometers east-west and 3.5 kilometers north-south, with approximately 700 small scale burial tombs dating from the middle of the fifth century to the late sixth century. It was designated a national historic site in December 2002.
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