Imperial Household Agency: Tajihi-no-Takawashi-no-Hara-no-Misasagi (Mausoleum of Emperor Yuryaku)
Location
Habikino, Osaka
Shape
Square mound
Mound side
50 m
Period
End of 5th–beginning of 6th c.
Designation
IHA-managed tomb
IHA designation
Managed by the IHA (mound closed to the public)
Overview
A square mound managed by the IHA, together with Shimaizumi Maruyama, as Emperor Yuryaku's mausoleum.
Finds & research
Burial facilities and grave goods remain unknown under mausoleum management.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Managed with the adjacent Shimaizumi Maruyama mound as Emperor Yuryaku's Tajihi-no-Takawashi-no-Hara Mausoleum. The IHA officially classifies the mausoleum as a round hill.
Attribution (jitei): the Imperial Household Agency's determination of whose tomb it manages — separate from heritage designation.
Archaeological view
Habikino City's Furuichi list records it as Yuryaku Tenno Ryo Kofun (Shimaizumi Hiratsuka Kofun). Its burial facility remains undetermined under mausoleum management.
Field notes
Per the IHA, it is about a 10-minute walk from Kintetsu Takawashi Station, and worship is generally possible year-round from 8:30 to 17:00. The goryoin (mausoleum seal) is kept at the Furuichi Mausolea Office in Habikino, Osaka, where visitors can use it free of charge (reception 8:30–17:00; staff may be unavailable on weekends, holidays, 29 Dec–3 Jan and some other days).