Onaru Burial Mounds

Located on a high plateau that looks down upon Tateiwa Rock, the Onaru burial mounds are a series of 13 tombs dug into the hillside. Volcanic rocks from the Tateiwa Rock were used to line the tombs and construct the roofs. These ancient tombs were built from the end of the 6th century to the beginning of the seventh. During the spring, white wasabi flowers (Japanese horseradish) bloom across this area.