A journey to meet Empress Saimei

Japan HeritageIwafune Megalith

This mysterious giant granite stone is believed to be part of an unfinished stone chamber that was being built for Empress Saimei. It resembles the stone chamber in the Kengoshizuka tumulus. It measures a massive 11 meters wide, 8 meters long, and 4.7 meters high, and it is estimated to weigh fully 800 tons! The upper part has two square holes each measuring 1.6 meters to the side and 1.2 meters deep. To reach this amazing megalith, you need to walk five minutes up a mountain path. We recommend comfortable walking shoes.

Information

Address
Shirakashi-cho, Kashihara-shi
Access
22 min. walk from Kintetsu Okadera Station

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