A large round mound in Kinokawa City, about 40m in diameter and 7m high, with a box-shaped stone coffin; it is a Wakayama Prefectural Historic Site.
Finds & research
The box-shaped stone coffin yielded human remains, magatama, tubular and glass beads, and schist carvings in its main compartment, and armor and a straight sword in its subsidiary compartment. Cylindrical haniwa are set around the mound foot.
Official status
Designated a Wakayama Prefectural Historic Site in 1969.
Field notes
Private property; view from public roads and do not enter without permission.