Kyoto City's largest kofun, hidden on the Fushimi hills — quiet proof that a near-royal lord ruled this basin centuries before the Heian capital.
Finds & research
Burial and goods unknown.
Two views on the occupant
Archaeological view
A keyhole mound ~120m long (rear circle 60m; front mostly lost), built in the late 4th century — the largest kofun within Kyoto City, marking a paramount lord of the northern Yamashiro rivers.
Imperial Household Agency view
The five-ring pagoda on its summit is designated (1884) as the Kohata Tomb of Prince Iyo, Emperor Kanmu's son who died wrongfully accused in 807. The whole mound is managed as the tomb precinct.
Field notes
The approach is locked; exterior viewing only. Near JR Momoyama Station.