Marisan Mountain Tumuli
Marisan Mountain tumuli in Haman, the shining culture of iron kingdom Aragaya
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Planning the visit
Marisan Mountain Tumuli is stop 8 of 9 on the Gaya Culture Route.
The stamp is not at the site itself but at the Haman Marisan Ruins Exhibition Hall, so check the opening hours of that building rather than the site.
The two closest stamp points are Gyo-dong and Songhyeon-dong Tumuli, 32 km away, and Songhak-dong Tumuli at 33 km. All three fit into one day.
Details
- Address
- 153-31, Gobun-gil, Gaya-eup, Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do
- Stamp zone
- Haman Marisan Ruins Exhibition Hall
- Phone
- 055-580-2561
- Coordinates
- 35.26894, 128.40292
What the campaign says about it
The Marisan Mountain Tumuli in Haman boast the largest scale among all of the tumuli from the Gaya period. In 1940, during the Japanese colonial period, Marisan Mountain was divided between Dohang-ri and Malsan-ri - the two villages were nested between the same mountain ranges. This also divided the tumuli in the area into two different clusters of tombs - the Dohyang-ri tumuli and Malsan-ri tumuli. In 1963, the Korean government designated both tumuli as historical sites, but continued to follow Japan’s demarcation of the Marisan Mountain area. Later on, in 2011, the government consolidated the two separate tumuli into one given the history and characteristics of both tumuli, and named it the “Marisan Mountain tumuli.” The larger tombs that belong to the Marisan Mountain tumuli can be found on the main ridge that runs south to north and smaller ridges that branch out to the west, whereas the relatively more modest tombs are found on the lower slopes of the mountain. You can get a glimpse of the splendid culture and a sense of luxury the ruling class of Gaya enjoyed through the ornaments made out of gold and silver. You can also gauge how active Gaya was during the 5th and early 6th centuries CE, which was the heyday of Aragaya, in trading and interacting with other countries. Overall, the Marisan Mountain tumuli can give you a better idea of how advanced and sophisticated Aragaya’s culture really was.
Quoted from the Visit Korean Heritage Campaign.
Getting there
Get off at the KTX Masan station → Walk to the Masan station-Dongmasan Hospital bus stop → Take Bus no. 114-12 or 114-13 → Get off at the terminal entrance stop → Walk for 19 minutes