Iwa-no-Hime-no-Mikoto Tomb (Mt.Hishage Ancient tomb)

Saki-cho,Nara-city
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This is a tomb of Iwa-no Hime, the Empress of the Emperor Nintoku. This tomb has double fosses on the south side (the 5th Century). There is her tanka poem in “Manyo-shu”(or tanka poems anthology composed of 4500 poems).
 
Access
Nearest station JR / Kintetsu Nara station
Traffic from a station For terminal bus stop by "Jiei-tai-iki" bus and 6 min. on foot.