Location Hakui History and Folklore Museum

Shibagaki Maruyama Tumulus No. 1 Artifact: Cuirass

In the 5th century (the middle of the Kofun Period), in addition to arms such as straight swords and cuirasses (short metal body armor), horse accessories also came to be buried in the stone chambers with the dead, which led to this period also being known as the “warrior period”.
In Hakui, straight swords and cuirasses were unearthed at the Shibagaki Maruyama Tumulus No. 1 (Shibagaki-machi) dating back to the first half of the 5th century. In the Taki Tumulus No. 3 (Taki-machi), which dates back to the early 6th century, in addition to straight swords and iron arrowheads, decorative metal fittings such as a horse's bridle and suzugyoyo, harness pendants with bells, were also unearthed, demonstrating that the Kofun culture in which arms and horse accessories were buried was also transmitted from the central area to Noto.
These arms and horse accessories are products that are difficult to produce in rural areas. It is thaught that the influential people who led ancient Hakui were quick to adopt the culture of central area tumuli, using these items in burials as symbols of authority and power.

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