Why this ride
From Kashihara it runs 84 km to Kashihara; allow about 1 h 38 of riding. It goes by way of Maruhoyama Kofun, Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area and back through Maruhoyama Kofun.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun and Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 84 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 38
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun
The tomb attributed to Emperor Ingyo stands in Fujiidera, in the eastern suburbs of Osaka, and it belongs to the Furuichi group of kofun, the other half of the World Heritage site shared with Sakai's Mozu tombs. It is a large keyhole-shaped mound, wooded and surrounded by a moat, and like all imperial tombs it is managed by the Imperial Household Agency and closed to visitors. Scholars debate whether the attributions to specific emperors are accurate, since they were made long after the tombs were built, but the scale of the monuments speaks for itself. Nearby, the tomb attributed to Emperor Ojin, Kondagobyoyama, is the second largest in Japan by volume.
Read the complete Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun is where the day begins. Next is Maruhoyama Kofun.
2. Maruhoyama Kofun
Look at a satellite photograph of the city of Sakai and you will see something odd. Among the grey grid of roofs lie dark green shapes, some shaped like keyholes, ringed by water, sitting between houses and rail lines as if the city were growing around them. These are the Mozu kofun, great burial mounds raised for the rulers of the Yamato kingdom in the fifth century, and they form the western half of the Mozu-Furuichi group that was inscribed as World Heritage in 2019. The largest, the Daisen Kofun, is traditionally attributed to Emperor Nintoku and is one of the biggest tombs in the world by area, about half a kilometre long.
Read the complete Maruhoyama Kofun write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Maruhoyama Kofun comes up about 14 km into the recorded legs. Next is Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area.
3. Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
If you want to stand in front of the oldest wooden buildings in the world, this is the place. Hōryū-ji, a Buddhist temple in the town of Ikaruga south-west of Nara, was founded by Prince Shōtoku in the early seventh century, and although it burned and was rebuilt not long after, its central buildings, including the main hall and the five-storey pagoda, date from around the end of the seventh century. They were among the first sites in Japan inscribed by UNESCO, in 1993.
Read the complete Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 42 km into the recorded legs you reach Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area. Next is back through Maruhoyama Kofun.
4. back through Maruhoyama Kofun
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Maruhoyama Kofun write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Maruhoyama Kofun, late in the day. Next is Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun.
5. Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun to Maruhoyama Kofun
Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun → Maruhoyama Kofun is 14 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Maruhoyama Kofun to Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
Maruhoyama Kofun → Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area to back through Maruhoyama Kofun
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area → back through Maruhoyama Kofun is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Maruhoyama Kofun to Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun
back through Maruhoyama Kofun → Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun is 14 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.