Inner structure
Inner structure of the burial mound
MYSTERY OF THE BURIAL MOUND
What is it like inside the burial mound?
Using the latest technology, we have investigated the inner structure.
Our findings have confirmed the existence of stone rooms.
Piece of Advice: Inner structure of the burial mound
Within
Daisen Tumulus(Nintoku-ryo Tumulus) are two stone rooms;
inside each of them are stone coffins in which the bodies of people long age were laid to rest.
One stone room is located in the center of the circular portion at the back of the burial mound. It is believed that within the stone coffin lies the body of the emperor.
The other stone room is located in the square portion at the front of the burial mound. It is not known whose body lies at rest in this stone coffin.