| Location | Nara Pref. |
|---|---|
| Shape | Keyhole-shaped mound |
| Mound length | 238 m |
| Period | Early 5th c. |
238m mound in Gose City, the largest in the Katsuragi region. A key monument of the Katsuragi clan's power. Katsuragi was the home base of the Katsuragi clan, deeply linked to the Yamato court; this great-king-class mound clearly attests their political might. Locally known as "Muro no Ohaka" (Great Tomb of Muro), long recognised as a special burial. The long-chest stone coffins of ryuzan tuff were the prestige stone material of 5th-century royal and chieftain tombs, also used at Daisen-ryo and Konda Gobyoyama.
Surveys by Gose City and the Kashihara Archaeological Research Institute (designated national historic site). Burial facilities: two vertical-shaft stone chambers (south and north) in the rear section, each containing a nagamochi-gata (long-chest-shaped) stone coffin of ryuzan stone (tuff quarried at Takasago, Hyogo — the same material used in mausolea such as Daisen and Konda Gobyoyama). Further burial pits in the front section and projections totaling 6 facilities. Finds include triangular-rimmed deity-beast mirrors, armor, swords, magatama, tubular beads, and a ship-shaped Korean earthenware (doshippon) — evidence of continental exchange. Evidence of ancient looting is also present.
Gose City manages the site; a walking path is maintained allowing visitors to approach close to the mound. Nearest station: Kintetsu Gose Line "Kintetsu-Gose," then bus or taxi.