The necropolis of the Wani clan on the hills of Mano, Otsu. Even the walkable park section rolls mound after mound — the sheer-numbers experience of a great cluster.
Finds & research
Direct coffin burials, cist coffins, and corridor chambers (E group).
Two views on the occupant
Archaeological view
The largest cluster of western Omi — some 200–220 mounds in eleven groups, with the central E group nationally designated. Its representative, the 65m keyhole E-1 (5th century; one source says late 4th), heads burials ranging from coffin interments to corridor chambers. Attributed to the Wani clan; most small mounds date c. 550–650.
Imperial Household Agency view
Not designated by the IHA. National Historic Site (1974; the E group).
Field notes
About 1km west of JR Katata Station; the maintained E group is open as Kasugayama Park. The pin marks E-1.