An outpost of the Iwase-type chamber above the lacquerware town of Kuroe. Look up at the shelf and beams inside the open chamber to feel Wakayama's chamber culture reaching beyond the capital area.
Finds & research
Corridor chambers (Mound 1: Iwase-type with one shelf and four beams).
Two views on the occupant
Archaeological view
A group of seven mounds (mainly round) on Mt. Oyama (~96m) above Kuroe, Kainan, whose burial facilities include both corridor-style and pit-style stone chambers. The chamber of Mound 1 (3.1m main room) carries one stone shelf and four stone beams — an Iwase-type chamber whose beams are nationally rare outside the Iwase-Senzuka cluster, binding the Kamenokawa chieftains to the Ki clan.
Imperial Household Agency view
Not designated by the IHA. Mounds 1 to 3 are Wakayama Prefectural Historic Sites (designated 1958).
Field notes
On the hill within walking range of JR Kuroe Station; the chamber is open and visitable.