The Takei temple ruins consists of a shaped cornerstone made of
andesite with a diameter of 107 centimeters, resting on a soil base. This foundation stone has a hole with a diameter of 42 cm and depth of 38 cm drilled in its center. Since fragments of
roof tiles from the
Nara period have been found surrounding this foundation stone, was believed to have been the foundation of a pagoda from a now-vanished
Nara period Buddhist temple. However, since no other foundation stones were found in the vicinity, and as the terrain is on a slope, it gradually became accepted that this assumption was incorrect. A further
archaeological excavation in 1969 revealed that the base of the structure was an , measuring 7.8 meters on each side. It is now believed to have been a structure covering a grave site, as similar burial mounds have been found in the
Kinai region of Japan. The site is located about 15 minutes on foot from
Niizato Station on
Jōmō Electric Railway. ==See also==