Mound No. 1 of the Tsukuriyama Kofun Group, a five-mound National Historic Site (Tsukuriyama Kofun). It has been restored in Yosano Town Kofun Park with Ebisuyama, and its sarcophagus is preserved and displayed beneath a protective shelter.
Finds & research
The assembled sarcophagus yielded human remains, a Chinese-style mirror, stone bracelet, magatama, tubular and small beads, a short sword, knife, iron arrowheads, and other objects.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
The five-mound Tsukuriyama Kofun group was designated a National Historic Site on 8 July 1930.
Archaeological view
A 28m-diameter, 4m-high round mound at Akeshi, Yosano, built in the late 4th to the beginning of the 5th century. It has stone facing and haniwa, and its assembled stone sarcophagus consists of main and subsidiary compartments.
Field notes
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