A Kyoto Prefectural Historic Site interpreted as the next large chiefly tomb in Tango after Shinmeiyama.
Finds & research
Stone facing and cylindrical haniwa are documented. Because the mound is unexcavated, its burial facility and grave goods are unknown.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
It was designated a Kyoto Prefectural Historic Site on 15 April 1983.
Archaeological view
A 105m keyhole mound at Kurobe, Yasaka-cho, Kyotango. It is thought to have been built in the early 5th century (Kyotango City's Digital Museum gives the end of the Early to the first half of the Middle Kofun period). The mound survives well.
Field notes
According to the Kyoto Prefecture Tourism Federation, it is about 25 minutes by Tango Kairiku Kotsu bus from Mineyama Station on the Kyoto Tango Railway Miyatoyo Line, then about a 5-minute walk.