An early Early-Kofun-period square-fronted, square-backed mound known for special-pedestal-type haniwa. It is part of the Oyamato Kofun Group.
Finds & research
Special-pedestal-type haniwa are known, and the 1998 investigation recovered abundant haniwa from the northern moat. A Tenri City Board of Education report infers from the extensive use of slab stones in the walls around the rear summit that the main burial was a pit-style stone chamber. The occupant is unknown.
Archaeological view
An approximately 140m square-fronted, square-backed mound at Kayo, Tenri, built in the late 3rd century. A 1998 excavation identified its northern moat and recovered a large quantity of haniwa.
Field notes
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