Bids for World Heritage status

Symbol mark and logo used in promotion for World Cultural Heritage inscription

In September 2011, we created a symbol mark and logo to increase public awareness of the Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun and coherently publicize our efforts to inscribe them as World Cultural Heritage.
The symbol mark and logo were chosen from 47 candidate designs following a public invitation for submissions.
We are using them to assist us in coherent PR activities.

On the message of the symbol mark

"Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun" consists of clusters of colossal tumuli built in southern Osaka since the early 5th century, containing the tombs of kings and local elite figures from that time. Among others, they include the Nintoku-tenno-ryo Kofun, the largest keyhole-shaped tumulus in Japan. By having this unique and precious historical heritage inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Osaka Prefecture and Sakai, Habikino and Fujiidera Cities aim to protect and preserve this tumulus cluster and promote city planning drawing on history and culture. The symbol mark expresses the globally unique shape of keyhole-shaped tumuli, of which numerous examples survive in Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun. The color green represents "the richness of nature that has watched over the kofun in the past" and "the trees that cover the kofun today". The graduation into a brighter green toward the top expresses two concepts: the image of the kofun, continuously protected over the vast span of 1,500 years, being inherited by the people of the future, and the hope that they will be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.