A Mie Prefectural Historic Site in the Hattori River chiefly sequence. The mound is 53m long according to Iga City, or about 60m according to the Mie Prefectural Board of Education, and is dated to the mid-to-late 5th century.
Finds & research
The city's individual guide reports that cylindrical haniwa fragments, iron arrowheads, a small knife, and armor fragments were found on the mound. According to the Mie Prefectural Board of Education and the city's cultural-property catalog, the burial facility, looted in the late Meiji period, had stone masonry and reportedly yielded horse trappings, armor, iron objects and other items, and haniwa fragments have been collected from the mound.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
A Mie Prefectural Historic Site.
Archaeological view
A keyhole mound at Kashikimura, Iga City. Iga City's account gives an overall extent of 104m east–west by 82m north–south including the shield-shaped moat. The front has been levelled, while the raised part of the rear mound remains. It is dated to the late 5th century (Iga City history guide and cultural-property preservation plan) or the mid-5th century (Mie Prefectural Board of Education and Iga City cultural-property catalog).