Imperial Household Agency: Kochi-no-Shinaga-no-Hara-no-Misasagi (Mausoleum of Emperor Yomei)
Location
Taishi, Osaka
Shape
Square mound
Mound east–west
65 m
Period
Early 7th c.
Designation
IHA-managed tomb
IHA designation
Managed by the IHA (mound closed to the public)
Overview
A large square mound at Kasuga in Taishi, designated by the Imperial Household Agency as Emperor Yomei's mausoleum. Taishi Town notes similarities in mound size and shape to Ishibutai Kofun.
Finds & research
Details of the burial facility and grave goods are unknown.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
The Imperial Household Agency designates and manages it as Kochi-no-Shinaga-no-Hara Mausoleum of Emperor Yomei, the 31st emperor, and classifies it as a square mound.
Attribution (jitei): the Imperial Household Agency's determination of whose tomb it manages — separate from heritage designation.
Archaeological view
A square mound measuring 65m east-west, 60m north-south, and 10m high, surrounded by a 7m-wide dry moat. Including the outer embankment, the precinct reaches about 100m on a side. The Nihon Shoki records reburial at Shinaga in 593, but the occupant has not been archaeologically verified.
Field notes
The Imperial Household Agency gives access as about a five-minute walk from the Yomei Tenno-ryo-mae bus stop. Worship hours are generally 8:30–17:00. The goryoin (mausoleum seal) is kept at the Furuichi Mausolea Office in Habikino, Osaka, where visitors can use it free of charge (reception 8:30–17:00; staff may be unavailable on weekends, holidays, 29 Dec–3 Jan and some other days).