A 6th-century round mound in Susami, 4m high. Its diameter is given as 20m in a Wakayama Prefecture guide and as 40m in the Kii-Fudoki-no-Oka museum's kofun guide. It contains two horizontal stone chambers and a box-shaped stone coffin, and a group of 392 objects excavated from the mound is a Wakayama Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property.
Finds & research
Numerous grave goods, including swords, arrowheads, beads (of jasper, rock crystal, amber and jet-like lignite) and agricultural and other tools, plus pottery.
Official status
A group of 392 excavated objects was designated a Wakayama Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property on 15 January 2015.
Field notes
Check current Susami Town guidance for mound access and artifact display.