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Saginuma Castle Park is the site of both the defunct Saginuma Castle (built during Heian Period, 8th to 12th century) and Saginuma Tumuli or burial mounds. Exact castle construction date is unknown, and not much is known. 6 viewsNo castle structures remain, but there is a small stone coffin on display inside a hut.

Walk along the right side of the castle park hill until you see steps going up.6 views

Saginuma Castle Park is a small, flat park ringed with cherry blossom trees. This was in winter.6 views

Saginuma Castle was built by a local lord named Saginuma Taro Genta Mitsuyoshi. This is a monument for him. 鷺沼太郎源太光義の碑6 views

JR Tsudanuma Station south exit has this "Welcome to Tsudanuma" sign.6 views

Keisei-Tsudanuma Station platform.6 views

Keisei-Tsudanuma Station building6 views

Saginuma Castle Park is a 10 to 15-min. walk from Keisei-Tsudanuma Station. Near Narashino City Hall. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/xkw1vc8j4ze96tyT75 views

Steps to go up Saginuma Castle Park. The hill is 18 meters high.5 views

Mound A tumulus (A号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park.5 views

Mound A tumulus (A号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park has a small torii.5 views

Mound A tumulus (A号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park. Local nobility was buried here during the 6th century. There's now a small shrine.5 views

Mound B and stone coffin hut.5 views

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Weeping cherry trees.5 views

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Walking back to the train station along the side of the park.5 views

JR Tsudanuma Station.5 views

JR Tsudanuma Station south exit.5 views

JR Tsudanuma Station north side is busier than the south side.5 views

Shin-Tsudanuma Station platform.5 views

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Mound B (B号墳) had two stone coffins. Although one coffin was destroyed, the other remains intact. Now protected by a hut. The stone coffin contained the remains of two adults, 4 views

Mound B tumulus (B号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park. Hut preserving a stone coffin. B号墳の箱式石棺4 views

Stone coffin in Mound B is 2 meters long, 0.8 meter wide, and 0.7 meter deep. The stones came from southern Chiba Prefecture and shaped with metallic tools. The coffin was covered with large stones. B号墳の箱式石棺4 viewsThe remains of two adult males were found in the coffin in 1966. Chokutō sword fragments, ancient jewelry, arrowheads, and small knife were also found.

Remains of a natural gas well.4 views

Park has a lot of space to run around.4 views

Park includes playground equipment for kids.4 views

Pieces of haniwa sculptures were dug up and the park has two replicated Naniwa statues. One human and one horse. Unknown what the original haniwa actually looked like.4 views

Horse haniwa statue (replica).4 views

Walking around the burial mound.4 views

The burial mounds have stones along the perimeter.4 views

JR Sobu Line train at JR Tsudanuma Station.4 views

There are three train stations with the same "Tsudanuma." Tsudanuma is a major bedroom town for Tokyo. This is JR Sobu Line train whose next stop is Tsudanuma. 4 views

JR Tsudanuma Station south exit. JR津田沼駅4 views

JR Tsudanuma Station 4 views

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JR Tsudanuma Station south exit has Morisia Tsudanuma shopping mall. モリシア津田沼 4 views

JR Tsudanuma Station north exit.4 views

JR Tsudanuma Station north side had Tsudanuma PARCO which closed on Feb. 28, 2023. 津田沼パルコ4 views

Leaving JR Tsudanuma Station north exit.4 views

Shopping mall connected to Shin-Tsudanuma Station on the Shin-Keisei Line.4 views

Shin-Tsudanuma Station turnstile on the Shin-Keisei Line.4 views

Keisei-Tsudanuma Station4 views

Tobu Store supermarket near Keisei-Tsudanuma Station.4 views

Narashino City Hall is a 10-min. walk from Keisei-Tsudanuma Station. 習志野市役所4 views

Saginuma Castle Park has two kofun burial mounds labeled as Mound A (A号墳) and Mound B (B号墳). They were discovered here in 1966. Mound A is keyhole-shaped. Mound B includes a stone coffin.3 viewsSaginuma Tumuli date from the latter 6th century, based on haniwa sculpture pieces excavated from Mound A in 1966. The mounds are 20 to 25 meters long.