Shizuhatayama Kofun

Japanese: 賤機山古墳 - しずはたやまこふん

It is located at the southern end of Mt. Shizukuyama, which juts out from the north of Shizuoka City toward the center, behind Otoshimiyoya Shrine in the grounds of Asama Shrine. It is a circular tumulus with a diameter of 32m and a height of 6m (restored height of 7m). According to old records, during a heavy rain and wind in the Meiwa era (1764-72), a large tree on the mound fell, creating a gap in the stone chamber, which allowed robbers to dig through it. An academic survey was carried out in March 1949, and the actual condition of a large horizontal stone chamber, 6.8m long, 2.3m wide on average, and 3.8m high, with an opening to the south from the center of the mound, was revealed.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

静岡市の北から中心部へ向けて突き出した賤機山の南端，浅間神社境内大歳御祖（おおとしみおや）神社後方に立地する。直径32m，高さ6m(復元高7m)の円墳で，古い記録類によると，明和年間(1764‐72)の大風雨のおり，墳丘の大木が倒れて石室に隙間ができ，そこから盗掘を受けたという。1949年3月に学術調査が行われ，墳丘中心部から南へ開口する長さ6.8m，幅平均2.3m，墓室の天井高3.8mという大きな横穴式石室の実態が明らかになった。

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