Mound 1 of the Mukaiyama Kofun Group, eight mounds scattered along the ridge of Mukaiyama at Ibaraki, Hidaka; it is the one nearest the summit. Prefectural Historic Site. A round mound of the Terminal Kofun period (7th century).
Finds & research
The burial facility is reported to be a horizontal stone chamber; the public sources consulted give no further details.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Wakayama Prefectural Historic Site.
Archaeological view
A round mound ~14m across and ~4m high near the crest of the ~110m Mukaiyama ridge — Mound 1 of an eight-mound group — built in the 7th century (Terminal Kofun period).
Field notes
Benzaitenyama Kofun↗ lies on the spur projecting northwest from Mukaiyama.