Yoshinogari Keitai-Guide
The remains of a pillar were discovered at the front of the Northern Burial Mound. There was thought to be a common belief in ancient Japan that gods resided in arbors and pillars. Even today this belief regarding pillars can be found in festivals such as the Pillar Festival at the Suwa Shrine in Nagano prefecture. It is thought that this upright pillar also played a symbolic role as a home for ancestral spirits.
(C)YOSHINOGARIHISTORICAL PARK