Tezukayama Kofun
Tezukayama Kofun
Tezukayama Kofun is a large burial mound from Japan’s Kofun period. It is in the Tezukayama area of Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, in the Kansai region. The mound was built around the late 4th to early 5th century and is designated as a National Historic Site of Japan in 1963.
The mound is a zenpō-kōen-fun, a keyhole-shaped tomb when viewed from above, with one square end and one circular end. It sits on the western slope of the Uemachi Plateau, about 14 meters above the surrounding ground.
Its overall length is about 88 meters. The circular rear part is about 49 meters in diameter and about 9 meters high. The front rectangular part is about 39 meters wide and about 8 meters high. Fukiishi roofing stones, a row of cylindrical haniwa clay figurines, and traces of a moat have been found at the site.
The tomb’s contents are unknown, but it is believed to date from the end of the 4th century to the beginning of the 5th century. Today, only Tezukayama Kofun remains in the area; two other tumuli once existed, called Dai-tezuka and Ko-tezuka, but urban development erased them.
Dai-tezuka is now where Tezukayama Gakuin school stands, while Ko-tezuka is Tezukayama Kofun. A monument marking Emperor Meiji’s visit was placed on the mound during army maneuvers in November 1898.
The site is open to the public with no facilities and is about a five-minute walk from Tezukayama Station on the Nankai Electric Railway Kōya Line.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 06:00 (CET).