Japan's greatest square mound, lying southeast of Kashihara High School in Toriyacho.
Finds & research
Haniwa (surface finds).
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Managed by the IHA as the Musa-no-Tsukisaka Tomb of Prince Yamatohiko, a son of Emperor Sujin.
Attribution (jitei): the Imperial Household Agency's determination of whose tomb it manages — separate from heritage designation.
Archaeological view
Japan's largest square mound: ~90m per side (also 85m, 100m, or 96m × 90m per source), ~15m high, three-tiered. Haniwa finds suggest the early 5th century. A front-like extension was added on the northeast side in the Bakumatsu-period repairs; the original body is square.
Field notes
Walkable from Kintetsu Kashiharajingu-mae Station; view from the perimeter and oratory.