Editing Ship burial (section)

=== Japan ===
A boat-shaped coffin was found in Japan during the construction of the [[Kita-ku, Nagoya|Kita Ward]] in [[Nagoya]]. This coffin was found to be older than any other previously found in Japan. Another boat-shaped coffin was found in the tomb of the [[Ohoburo Minami Kofun-gun]] in Northern [[Kyoto]], dated to the latter half of the [[Yayoi Period]] (4 BC–4 AD). {{Dubious|date=March 2022}} The tomb contained grave goods including a [[cobalt blue glass]] bangle, an iron bangle, and several iron swords. Boat-shaped coffins called [[haniwa]] were more common during the [[Kofun period]], and these coffins were seen in paintings along with the representation of the sun, moon, and the stars. This suggests the ritual symbols associated with boats even in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heritageofjapan.wordpress.com/yayoi-era-yields-up-rice/lifestyle-and-society-of-the-land-of-wa/days-of-mourning-and-ways-of-burying/why-were-some-of-the-yayoi-coffins-boat-shaped/|title=Why were some of the Yayoi coffins boat-shaped?|work=Heritage of Japan|date=6 January 2011}}</ref>