A fully preserved keyhole mound amid the houses of Uzumasa — with Hebizuka and Amazuka, testimony that the movie district was once the seat of the immigrant Hata clan.
Finds & research
Burial facility and grave goods are unknown in the public record; an IHA observation of fence works found no remains or artifacts.
Two views on the occupant
Archaeological view
A keyhole mound about 63m long. Kyoto City places it in the late 5th century and at the start of the local sequence of large keyhole chiefly tombs in the Uzumasa area. Its burial facility and grave goods are not established in the public record.
Imperial Household Agency view
Managed by the IHA as the Takabatake Tomb of Prince Nakano (d. 867), son of Emperor Kanmu. Kyoto City dates the kofun to the late 5th century, about four centuries earlier, so the designated occupant and archaeological date do not coincide.
Field notes
Worship from the oratory; walkable from Katabiranotsuji Station (Randen).