Skip to main content
Travel Trade & Media
Mound (tsuka) of Hiratsuka

Mound (tsuka) of Hiratsuka

The Stone Monument of Hiratsuka stands in the Hiratsuka Mound Green Park, which is located a short distance from the former Tokaido Road. One theory claims this place to be the origin of the name Hiratsuka. Legend has it that a princess by the name of Taira-no-Masako passed away and her coffin was laid underground; people built a burial mound on it but somehow the mound's surface was flat. The local people were amazed and began to call it "hira (flat) tsuka (mound)", which became the name of the entire area later.

Essential Information

Access

JR Hiratsuka Station (on the JR Tokaido Line)

Explore the Surroundings

You might also like

Honjin-kyu Site (former official inn)

Honjin-kyu Site (former official inn)

Hiratsuka
Kousatsu-jo Site (Old bulletin board)

Kousatsu-jo Site (Old bulletin board)

Hiratsuka
Kyogata Mitsuke Sentry Station Site

Kyogata Mitsuke Sentry Station Site

Hiratsuka
Waki Honjin Site (sub official inn)

Waki Honjin Site (sub official inn)

Hiratsuka