Tenri, Nara Keyhole-shaped mound

Uwanari-zuka Kofun

LocationTenri, Nara
ShapeKeyhole-shaped mound
Mound length128 m
PeriodLate 6th c.
DesignationNot designated

Overview

A large mound built almost parallel to Isonokami Otsuka Kofun.

Finds & research

A huge granite horizontal stone chamber survives. Details of the grave goods and occupant are unknown.

Archaeological view

An approximately 128m keyhole mound at Isonokami, Tenri. It has a huge 10.4m-long granite horizontal stone chamber opening south and is assigned to the latter half of the Late Kofun period in the errata for a Tenri City publication and to the mid to late 6th century by Kazuo Migishima (2023).

Field notes

Check current Tenri City guidance and on-site signs before entering the mound or chamber.

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Sources

天理市 ウワナリ塚古墳天理市『天理の古墳100』正誤表奈良県立橿原考古学研究所 右島和夫「初現期横穴式石室から見た畿内と東国」『考古学論攷』第47冊(2023)日本考古学協会 増田一裕「畿内大型横穴式石室の技術的展開と歴史的動向」『日本考古学』第3号(1996・石室。墳丘は全長110mとする)天理市観光協会 ウワナリ塚古墳天理市 天理市内指定・登録文化財一覧(令和7年10月21日現在)奈良県 県指定文化財一覧

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