A Terminal Kofun-period tomb on a ridge extending from Mt. Hachibuse (98m above sea level) in Asuka, Habikino. The side-entry stone chamber opens on its south end, and according to Habikino City the chamber interior can now be viewed. National Historic Site.
Finds & research
Cut-dacite side-entry chamber with antechamber and passage; no artifacts were recovered.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
National Historic Site (1981).
Archaeological view
A mound about 12m across and 2.5m high whose round or square form remains uncertain, built in the mid-7th century. Its cut-dacite side-entry chamber has an antechamber and passage and is hollowed from two stones.