There are "Jyusan-tsuka(Thirteen mounds)" along the prefectural way No. 45 of Samukawa Town.
There used to be 15 in the past. Currently there are six remaining.
“◎” in the figure are the mounds those are currently left.
There are various theories in “Thirteen Mounds” in Japan. It is a name given from the idea of thirteen Buddhas. It is a name given from the princess and twelve servants, the military commander and 12 servants, a big rat and twelve cats etc.
In the case of the Samukawa town, there is a theory that it is a mound for mourning the samurais who died in the 15th century war.
However, as a result of excavation, nothing came out.
After all, it is unknown what the Thirteen Mounds in Samukawa Town was made for.
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There are various theories in “Thirteen Mounds” in Japan. It is a name given from the idea of thirteen Buddhas. It is a name given from the princess and twelve servants, the military commander and 12 servants, a big rat and twelve cats etc.
