A roughly 92m keyhole mound in Nabari, Mie, regarded as the earliest mound in the National Historic Site Mihata Kofun Group.
Finds & research
Details unknown.
Two views on the occupant
Archaeological view
A keyhole mound about 92m long (rear diameter 56m, height 7.2m; front width 40m, height 6.2m). Nabari City dates it to the late 4th century and identifies it as the earliest mound in the Mihata group. The mound itself is unexcavated; iron arms and armor came from the nearby Waki-zuka Nos. 1 and 2.
Imperial Household Agency view
Not an IHA mausoleum. A principal mound of the Mihata group, designated a National Historic Site on 17 October 1978.
Field notes
Do not enter private land; follow city guidance and signs.