Ichinoyama Kofun

The Ichinoyama Kofun (市ノ山古墳) is a kofun located in Fujiidera, Osaka traditionally believed to be the burial site of Emperor Ingyō.

The kofun is a member of the Furuichi Kofun Group.



Description
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 Okamisanzai Kofun, most kofuns made later than this kofun were smaller compared to this one. 市ノ山古墳

Association with Emperor Ingyo
The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Ingyō's mausoleum/kofun-type Imperial tomb. Formally, this tomb is called Emperor Ingyō's misasagi (恵我長野北陵,).

The actual site of Ingyō's grave is not known, this regent is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine near the kofun. An alternative theory states Ingyo was buried in the nearby Tsudoshiroyama Kofun (津堂城山古墳), which is also located in Fujiidera.