A terminal-period cluster preserved in a park at Higashiyama, Taka Town. Mound 1’s large stone chamber and Mound 12’s ceramic coffin show the scale and variety of its burials.
Finds & research
Horizontal stone chambers; Mound 1’s chamber is 12.5m long. Mound 12 yielded a gable-roofed ceramic coffin, with pottery, ornaments, weapons, and horse gear also reported from the group.
Sixteen round mounds occupy a ridge descending from Mt. Myoken: four in the northern group and twelve in the southern group. Twelve of the mounds are designated a prefectural Historic Site. The Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History dates their construction from the late 6th through the 7th century. Taka Town’s survey gives Mound 1 a diameter of about 30m and a 12.5m horizontal stone chamber, among the largest in the prefecture.
Field notes
The site is a park; visits inside the stone chambers require advance booking (via Naka Fureai-kan). The neighboring Naka Fureai-kan displays excavated materials from across Taka Town, from the Jomon period to ancient times. Check current chamber access and paths before visiting.