A terminal-period tomb on a ridge extending from Mt. Hachibuse, about 2 km north of Eifukuji (id:124) in Habikino's Asuka. One of the rare designated chambers you can actually enter, in the "valley of royal tombs."
Finds & research
Cut-dacite corridor chamber with antechamber and passage; no artifacts were recovered.
Two views on the occupant
Archaeological view
A mound about 12m across and 2.5m high whose round or square form remains uncertain, built in the mid-7th century. Its cut-dacite corridor chamber has an antechamber and passage and is hollowed from two stones. No artifacts were recovered.
Imperial Household Agency view
Not designated by the IHA. National Historic Site (1981).
Field notes
The chamber is enterable per the city; walkable from Kaminotaishi Station, pairing well with Eifukuji and the Bidatsu mausoleum (id:126).