Mie Pref. Keyhole-shaped mound

Tonozuka Kofun

Mihata Kofun Group
LocationMie Pref.
ShapeKeyhole-shaped mound
Mound length92 m
PeriodLate 4th c.
DesignationNational Historic Site

Overview

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.

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Sources

名張市 名張学・美旗古墳群(殿塚の長さ・時期)名張市 美旗古墳群・個別解説文化庁 美旗古墳群

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