Beautiful kofun with bird singing

This is a kofun built as if attached to the mausoleum of Emperor Ojin. At 50m in diameter it's surprisingly large, and the saddle excavated here has been designated a National Treasure. However, the kofun itself can only be glimpsed from the approach to Emperor Ojin's mausoleum, and its condition can't be called good. There's an information board on the east side of the kofun, but it's a bit far away.

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The approach to Emperor Ojin's place of worship is long because this kofun lies along the route. Between the location of the information board and the state of the mound, it's quite hard to make out. Because trees grow thickly right in front of the mound, you can hardly (or rather, not at all) see it. It's a round kofun 50m in diameter, and a moat and fukiishi stone cladding have been confirmed. It's said that in Kaei 1 (Edo period, 1848), gilt-bronze saddle fittings with openwork dragon designs (simply put, golden horse tack), short armor, accessories, and iron swords, spears, and arrowheads were excavated. The saddle fittings are famous for being designated a National Treasure and are currently held by Konda Hachimangu.

It's thought to be a satellite tomb of Emperor Ojin's mausoleum, but it's within the grounds of Emperor Ojin's mausoleum, and from the road on the north side and the approach to Emperor Ojin's mausoleum it just looks like an ordinary forest, so unless you know there's a kofun here, you probably wouldn't be able to tell.

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The second largest kofun in Japan. The tomb of Emperor Ojin, father of Emperor Nintoku, a World Heritage site we want to pass on to future generations.