Near Ichinoyama Kofun, it is interpreted as the tomb of people closely related to that mound's occupant. The coffins are designated an Osaka Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property. It was part of the Furuichi Kofun Group.
Finds & research
The pit chamber covering Sarcophagus No. 1 yielded ornaments, weapons, armor, agricultural tools, and horse gear. The two sarcophagi became Osaka Prefectural Tangible Cultural Properties on 29 March 1974.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Its two house-shaped sarcophagi are Osaka Prefecture-designated Tangible Cultural Properties.
Archaeological view
A lost round mound in the former Sawada village, Fujiidera (northeast of present-day Domyoji Elementary School), about 40m in diameter and 7m high, built in the late 5th century. Two hollowed house-shaped sarcophagi of Aso welded tuff lay at its summit. After the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education and Kyoto University excavated it in 1946, the mound was lost to soil extraction. Its loss is dated to 1952 (Showa 27) in A Study of the Nonaka Kofun in Kawachi by the Japanese History Laboratory, Faculty of Letters, Osaka University, and to the Showa 30s (1955–1964) in Ishikawa River Basin Sites Excavation Report 39 by the Fujiidera City Board of Education.
Field notes
The mound is lost. The sarcophagi are currently closed during relocation; check current Fujiidera City guidance.