The square-shaped low funkyubo (grave mound) was created around the Kinki region, the burial system of the Yayoi period was practiced in Sanin (Izumo) to Hokuriku, and a large-scale grave mound was created in the Setouchi region.
近畿周辺では方形低墳丘墓がつくられ、山陰（出雲）から北陸にかけては弥生時代の墓制が、瀬戸内地方では大型墳丘墓がそれぞれ営まれた。