Mie Pref. Square-fronted, square-backed mound

Mukaiyama Kofun

Mukaiyama Kofun (Matsusaka)
LocationMie Pref.
ShapeSquare-fronted, square-backed mound
Mound length82.2 m
PeriodLate 4th c.
DesignationNational Historic Site

Overview

A square-fronted, square-backed mound (zenpo-koho-fun) in Ureshino, Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture. Mound length 82.2m, with the rear mound 6.0m high; among the largest square-fronted, square-backed mounds in Mie Prefecture. Dating to the second half of the 4th century, the burial facility is a clay-lined coffin chamber. Finds include bronze mirrors, swords, spears, wheel-shaped stones, stone bracelets, tubular stone objects, and jar-shaped pottery. A National Historic Site, important as an early chiefly tomb of the Matsusaka area.

Finds & research

The clay burial yielded three mirrors, a blade, three wheel-shaped stones, eleven stone bracelets, and two tubular stone objects; three spearheads were found outside. The finds are held by the Tokyo National Museum.

Two views on the occupant

Archaeological view
A square-fronted, square-backed mound measured at 82.2m in Matsusaka City's later survey, compared with 71.4m in the original designation account. The city dates it to the late 4th century and documents stone facing, jar-shaped pottery, and a clay-encased burial.
Imperial Household Agency view
Not an IHA mausoleum. Designated a National Historic Site on 26 June 1975.

Field notes

Follow protected boundaries and on-site signs.

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Sources

松阪市 向山古墳(最新実測値82.2m)文化庁 国指定文化財等データベース 向山古墳(昭和50年指定時の旧測定値71.4m)
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