Mount Uenodai

What it is

• A 330-meter mountain in Yasugi City formerly known as Kannodai.
• The site contains the Hinataone Tumulus Group near the summit.
• Nearly forty burial mounds have been identified across the Uenodai area.
• The burial mounds date back to the late sixth century.

What to see

• Nine burial mounds including two distinct keyhole-shaped tumuli.
• Views of Mount Daisen and the Shimane Peninsula from the summit.
• The Tsukisaka Jomon period ruins located one kilometer to the south.
• A view of Mount Hiba where the deity Izanami is reportedly buried.

Getting there

• Accessible by car via Prefectural Road 9.
• The drive from Yasugi Interchange takes approximately forty minutes.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.