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Our guide
The Hashihaka Kofun in Sakurai, Nara, is considered the first large keyhole-shaped burial mound built in Japan, and is linked with the rise of the Yamato kingship. Who is actually buried there is unknown. The Imperial Household Agency designates it as the tomb of Princess Yamato Totohi Momoso, daughter of the legendary Emperor Kōrei, and since the research of Shinya Kasai there has also been a theory that it may be the tomb of Himiko, queen of Yamatai. In 2013 researchers were allowed on site by the Agency for the first time.
Makimuku Station on the Sakurai Line is about 650 m away in a straight line, and Mount Miwa about 2.4 km. We have not checked where it can be viewed from.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Hashihaka-kofun zenkei-2 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hasinakaooike — 紫煙 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hashihaka-kofun entrance-2 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hashihaka-kofun-1 — ja user Otraff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hashihaka-kofun zenkei — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hashihaka-kofun entrance — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- 箸墓古墳 - panoramio — alisa_1988_08 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Kofun behind farm — Immanuelle · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- Hashihaka Kofun from a distance — Immanuelle · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
The Hashihaka kofun (箸墓古墳) is a megalithic tomb (kofun) located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Hashihaka kofun is considered to be the first large keyhole-shaped kofun constructed in Japan and is associated with the emergence of the Yamato Kingship. The Imperial Household Agency designates the Hashihaka kofun as the tomb of Princess Yamato Totohi Momoso, the daughter of the legendary Emperor Kōrei. Researchers in 2013 conducted the first-ever on-site survey of the Hashihaka kofun after being granted access by the Imperial Household Agency. The actual burial site is unknown, but the Imperial Household Agency has designated it as the tomb of Oichi no Haka, the seventh Kōrei princess, Princess Yamato Totohi Momoso. Also, since the research of Shinya Kasai, there is a theory that it may be the tomb of Himiko, the queen of Yamatai (Yamataikoku).
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Nearby station
Nearby station: Makimuku (Sakurai Line), about 650 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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