Keyhole mound (66m) in Takatori Town — National Historic Site (1981, jointly with Ichio Miyazuka). Early 6th century; yields horse fittings, weapons, and glass beads. A key late-period chieftain tomb in southern Katsuragi, completing the tomb lineage alongside Muromiyayama (id:241) and Jo Urugami (id:390). Best visited together with the adjacent Ichio Miyazuka Kofun (id:400).
Finds & research
Horse fittings (bit, mirror plate, apron ornaments), iron swords, iron arrowheads, glass beads, Sue ware. Both-sided horizontal stone chamber.
Two views on the occupant
Archaeological view
Keyhole mound 66m long in Ichio, Takatori Town. Early 6th century. Contains a both-sided horizontal stone chamber with horse fittings (bit, mirror plate, apron ornaments), iron swords, iron arrowheads, glass beads, and Sue ware. Jointly designated as a National Historic Site with the adjacent Ichio Miyazuka Kofun (id:400); the two mounds form a paired group. Takatori Town sits at the southern edge of the Yamato basin southwest of Asuka, and this mound is the terminal-stage chieftain tomb of southern Katsuragi in the generation immediately preceding the Asuka period. Together with Muromiyayama (238m; id:241) and Jo Urugami (65m; id:390), it completes the chieftain lineage of the Katsuragi region across the 5th–6th centuries.
Imperial Household Agency view
Not designated by the IHA. Designated a National Historic Site in 1981 (jointly with Ichio Miyazuka Kofun). Managed by Takatori Town.
Field notes
About 15 min walk from Kintetsu Yoshino Line Ichio Station. Ichio Miyazuka Kofun (id:400) is about 5 min away on foot. Near the trailhead for Takatori Castle (National Historic Site); popular combined with Asuka area sightseeing.