Coordinates: | 34.5739°N 135.6166°W |
Native Name: | 市ノ山古墳 |
The is a kofun located in Fujiidera, Osaka traditionally believed to be the burial site of Emperor Ingyō.[1]
The kofun is a member of the Furuichi Kofun Group.[2]
The kofun is 230 meters long, with many subsidiary tombs surrounding it. Many of these tombs contained sacrophagi with a "house shaped" design more similar to later designs. This has been interpreted as indicating this kofun was a transitionary period towards later burial practices. This is in line with the decline of the kofun system which came after this kofun. With a few exceptions like, most kofuns made later than this kofun were smaller compared to this one.
The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Ingyō's mausoleum/kofun-type Imperial tomb. Formally, this tomb is called .
The actual site of Ingyō's grave is not known, this regent is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine near the kofun.[3] [4] An alternative theory states Ingyo was buried in the nearby, which is also located in Fujiidera.