Gose, Nara Hill-form tumulus IHA imperial tomb

Mausoleum of Emperor Kosho

Imperial Household Agency: Wakinokami-no-Hakata-no-Yama-no-e-no-Misasagi
LocationGose, Nara
ShapeHill-form tumulus
DesignationIHA-managed tomb
IHA designationManaged by the IHA (mound closed to the public)

Overview

An imperial mausoleum at Mimuro, Gose, Nara, managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the tomb of Emperor Kosho, the 5th emperor. An IHA Archives and Mausolea Department report places it on an isolated hill at the tip of a gentle slope running east from the Katsuragi–Kongo range.

Official status & archaeological view

Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Emperor Kosho, the 5th emperor; the official form is a hill-form tumulus.
Attribution (jitei): the Imperial Household Agency's determination of whose tomb it manages — separate from heritage designation.
Archaeological view
The IHA visitor page does not give its archaeological size, construction date, or burial structure.

Field notes

Per the IHA, it is about a 15-minute walk from JR Gose Station or about a 13-minute walk from Kintetsu-Gose Station, and worship is generally possible year-round from 8:30 to 17:00. The goryoin (mausoleum seal) is kept at the Unebi Mausolea Office in Kashihara, Nara, 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). Nearby imperial mausoleum: Mausoleum of Emperor Koan↗.

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Sources

宮内庁 孝昭天皇 掖上博多山上陵宮内庁 陵印について御所市 孝昭天皇山上陵(観光ガイド 史跡・古墳)衆議院 内閣衆質175第38号 答弁書(陵墓に治定されている古墳の祭祀に関する質問・陵墓一覧)宮内庁書陵部 書陵部紀要57号 孝昭天皇掖上博多山上陵見張所改築工事に伴う立会調査

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