Group of 7 late-period mounds on a ridge straddling southern Wakayama City and Iwade City — a Wakayama Prefectural Historic Site. 6th century. The mounds are thought to have Iwahashi-type stone chambers (stone shelf and beam), linking them to the Iwahashi Senzuka group. Located at a key river transportation node; the best-preserved mound (No.2) retains a complete two-tier stone shelf chamber.
Finds & research
Finds include rare miniature Haji-ware cooking implements.
Two views on the occupant
Archaeological view
A group of seven 6th-century round mounds on a hill south of the Kinokawa River, apparently all with horizontal chambers; three are prefecturally designated.
Imperial Household Agency view
Not an IHA mausoleum. Designated a Wakayama Prefectural Historic Site on 14 April 1967, with an addition and boundary revision on 18 April 2017.
Field notes
Observe protected and private boundaries and follow on-site signs.