During the end stage of the Yayoi Period, local customs developed in their own distinctive styles of burial systems; this would have been unique in regions such as: Kinai, Kibi, Izumo, and Tsukushi (please refer to burial system of the Yayoi Period).
弥生末期には畿内、吉備、出雲、筑紫などの各地域ごとに特色ある墓制が展開していた（→弥生時代の墓制を参照）。