One of Kyoto City's largest keyhole mounds, open as a historic park since 1994. Excavation confirmed that there is no surrounding moat.
Finds & research
The 1988–89 excavations identified stone facing, cylindrical haniwa rows, and morning-glory-shaped haniwa. Details of the principal burial and grave goods are unknown.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Designated a National Historic Site on 8 March 1922, it became a component of the National Historic Site Otokuni Kofun Group in 2016.
Archaeological view
An 83m keyhole mound at Goryo Tsukanokoshi-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto. Its front is 33.5m wide and 4.8m high, and rear 50.5m across and 7.2m high. Built in the second half of the 4th century (Kyoto Prefectural Archaeological Research Center) or around its end (Kyoto City Historiographical Institute), it has stone facing and haniwa rows but no surrounding moat. According to Kyoto City, it has long been handed down locally as the tomb of Emperor Montoku, a Heian-period emperor.
Field notes
About a 20-minute walk west from Hankyu Katsura Station. There is no parking; observe park rules.