Hayatozuka Mound

What it is

• Buddhist-related ruin in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture.
• Designated a National Historic Site on March 3, 1921.
• Restoration work on the site completed in 2000.

What to see

• Three multi-tiered stone pagodas and four Shitenno stone statues.
• Central stone pagoda is 6.6 meters tall.
• Two side stone pagodas are approximately 5.5 to 5.6 meters tall.
• Buddhist images carved into the shaft stones of the pagodas.
• Warrior stone statues are images of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.