~55m keyhole mound in Nabari City, Mie Prefecture; the last mound built in the National Historic Site Mihata Kofun Group (early 6th century), concluding a ~200-year lineage of chieftain burials.
Finds & research
Details unknown.
Two views on the occupant
Archaeological view
~55m keyhole mound (rear circle 35m dia., 4.5m high; front section 35m wide, 4m high). The last mound constructed in the Mihata Kofun Group (early 6th century), completing the chieftain burial lineage. Important evidence that Iga-region elites maintained a burial ground over ~200 years from the late 4th to early 6th century.
Imperial Household Agency view
Not designated by the IHA. A constituent mound of the Mihata Kofun Group (National Historic Site, 1978).
Field notes
About 25 min walk from Kintetsu Osaka Line "Mihata" Station. Located on the full 5-mound hiking course of the Mihata Kofun Group (Umazuka, Tonozuka, Bishamonzuka, Joryozuka, Kijinzuka).