Shiroyama Tomb - Shiroyama Kofun

Japanese: 城山古墳 - しろやまこふん

This keyhole-shaped tumulus is located in Tsudo, Fujiidera City, Osaka Prefecture. It is built facing southeast in the plains northwest of the Habikino Hills. It is 200m long, 124m in diameter at the rear, and 117m wide at the front. It was named after its use as a castle during the Muromachi period. The mound is decorated with roofing stones and clay figurines. In 1912, a burial facility was discovered in the rear of the tumulus, containing a vertical stone chamber containing a long-box-shaped stone coffin. Grave goods were excavated, and Shogoro Tsuboi conducted a field survey. Grave goods include mirrors, jewels, jasper bracelets, talc imitations, gilt bronze burial mounds, bronze arrowheads, comma-shaped bronze implements, short armor, and swords.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大阪府藤井寺市津堂に所在する前方後円墳。羽曳野（はびきの）丘陵北西の平野のなかに南東面して営まれる。全長200m，後円部径124m，前方部幅117mをはかる。室町時代に城郭に利用したところから，この名称が生まれた。墳丘に葺石（ふきいし），埴輪をそなえる。1912年に後円部から，竪穴式石室に長持形石棺をおさめた埋葬施設が発見され，副葬品がとりだされたのを機縁に，坪井正五郎が実地調査した。副葬品には鏡，玉類，碧玉製腕飾類，滑石製模造品，金銅製弭（ゆはず），銅鏃，巴形銅器，短甲，刀剣などがある。

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