Kamifunazuka Tumulus, designated a National Historic Site, is one of several ancient burial mounds (kofun) that remain in the Wakasa region. It is located in the Hikasa area, between National Route 27 and the former Wakasa Kaido trade road. The mound was built in the early sixth century, slightly later than Shimofunazuka Tumulus, a similar kofun located about 100 meters away.
The keyhole-shaped Kamifunazuka Tumulus is 70 meters long and 16 meters tall. The circular section is about 36 meters in diameter, while the square section is wider at about 50 meters. The narrowest part of the kofun measures 20 meters across.
Like the other kofun in the region, Kamifunazuka Tumulus may have been a burial site for one of the high-ranked officials who governed Wakasa during that era. It was originally surrounded by a moat, and it is speculated that a stone burial chamber is located in the circular part of the mound. Many ceremonial clay objects (haniwa), as well as stones that may have once covered the kofun, were discovered at the site. However, specific archeological details are not available, since the burial mound has never been formally excavated.
