An early cluster on a ridge running from Mt. Kannabi in Takigi, Kyotanabe — its succession of forms embodying the Yamashiro chiefs' absorption into the Yamato order.
Finds & research
Haniwa (No.1); pottery and cinnabar (No.4). Burials unknown.
Two views on the occupant
Archaeological view
An early-period trio — keyhole mounds of 57m and 82m and a 42m square-fronted mound — built in sequence on one hill, tracing southern Yamashiro's 4th-century shift from the square-fronted to the keyhole form. Haniwa, pottery, and cinnabar recovered.
Imperial Household Agency view
Not designated by the IHA. Part of the National Historic Site "Tsuzuki Kofun Group" (2022).
Field notes
Unmaintained steep terrain — no entry; view from the foot of the hill.