★ World Heritage Fujiidera, Osaka Square mound

Yashimazuka Kofun

Imperial Household Agency: Satellite Tomb No. Ro of the Nakatsuhime Mausoleum
LocationFujiidera, Osaka
ShapeSquare mound
Mound side50 m
PeriodEarly 5th c.
DesignationIHA-managed satellite tomb
World HeritageMozu-Furuichi Kofun Group (UNESCO)

Overview

A square mound at Domyoji, Fujiidera, dated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs to the middle phase of the Middle Kofun period.

Finds & research

Cylindrical haniwa came from the shared moat. Two wooden hauling sledges were found in 1978 in the moat between Yashimazuka and Nakayamazuka.

Official status & archaeological view

Official status
Managed by the IHA as a satellite tomb of the Nakatsuhime Nakatsuyama Mausoleum and included in the Mozu-Furuichi World Heritage Site.
Attribution (jitei): the Imperial Household Agency's determination of whose tomb it manages — separate from heritage designation.
Archaeological view
A 50m-square, 8m-high mound at Domyoji, Fujiidera. It aligns its south edge and shares a moat with Suketayama and Nakayamazuka, dating to the middle part of the Middle Kofun period.

Field notes

Under IHA management; view from outside and do not enter the mound.

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Sources

文化庁 八島塚古墳藤井寺市・羽曳野市教育委員会 史跡古市古墳群整備基本計画(第2次)藤井寺市「三ツ塚古墳」

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