Name
The name of the kofun in Japanese is a combination of two words, the first, ishi (石?), meaning "stone", and the second, butai (舞台?), meaning "stage". The name of the kofun therefore originates in its resemblance to a large stone stage. The Ishibutai Kofun has been known by this name at least as early as the Tokugawa period, as evidenced by its entry in the Saigoku sanjūsansho meisho zue, a large guide to Buddhist pilgrimage sites written by Kanenari Akatsuki in 1853.
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