A keyhole mound 103m long with a rear circle 9.5m high. It was built near the center of the Furuichi area with its front section facing east. The mound has three tiers and projections on both sides of the waist. A robber pit on the summit of the rear circle is where a stone coffin is said to have been found. A partly buried moat and a broad outer embankment surround the mound. It is dated to the middle phase of the Middle Kofun period. Part of the National Historic Site Furuichi Kofun Group, it is a constituent monument of the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2019.
Finds & research
A robbers' pit on the summit of the rear circle is where a stone coffin is said to have been found. The cylindrical haniwa recovered include large examples, and figural haniwa have also come to light. A moat, partly silted up, rings the mound, with a broad embankment beyond it.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
The mound lies in Nonaka, Fujiidera City, and is managed as part of the National Historic Site "Furuichi Kofun Group" by Fujiidera City and private landowners. Within the designated site, Fujiidera City carried out an excavation in 1981 and confirmation surveys in 2018 and 2019.
Archaeological view
Occupant unknown. The official World Heritage website dates it to the first half of the 5th century and the Agency for Cultural Affairs to the middle of the Middle Kofun period. It carries no IHA designation. The World Heritage nomination dossier describes the mound and moat as well preserved. Because the moat has no fence, entry into the designated site is prohibited for safety, so it is viewed from outside the designated area.
Field notes
The official World Heritage site gives about a 20-minute walk northwest from Kintetsu Furuichi Station (Minami-Osaka Line).