Ishiyama Tomb

Japanese: 石山古墳 - いしやまこふん

A keyhole-shaped tumulus from the late 4th century located in Zairo, Ueno City, Mie Prefecture. The mound was built at the end of a diluvial hill and is 120m long, 70m in diameter at the rear, and 40m wide at the front. It was likely named Ishiyama (Stone Mountain) because of the prominent roofing stones. In addition to the rows of cylindrical haniwa that surround the mound in three tiers, the cylindrical rows at the rear top of the tumulus contain figurative haniwa such as houses, shields, quivers, armor, and lids, all arranged inside and outside the rectangular area. There is also a rectangular area outside the mound at the narrow part of the tumulus, surrounded by cylindrical rows, with house-shaped haniwa lined up in a row.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

三重県上野市才良（ざいりよう）にある4世紀末の前方後円墳。墳丘は洪積丘陵の末端を利用して作り，全長120m，後円部径70m，前方部幅40mある。葺石がめだつので石山と名づけたものであろう。墳丘を3段にめぐる円筒埴輪列があるほか，後円頂部には円筒列で長方形に囲んだ内外に，家，盾，靫（ゆき），甲（よろい），蓋（きぬがさ）などの形象埴輪を配置していた。くびれ部の墳丘外方にも長方形の区画があって，円筒列で囲み家形埴輪を並列していた。

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