An imperial mausoleum at Honmachi, Oji, Kitakatsuragi District, Nara, managed by the IHA as the tomb of Emperor Korei, the 7th emperor. A Nara Prefecture walking guide says the emperor is said to have died at the Kuroda Iorido Palace in Tawaramoto and to have been buried here.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Emperor Korei, the 7th 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
A government response gives the archaeological name of this mausoleum as unknown.
Field notes
Per the IHA, it is about an 18-minute walk from JR Oji Station or about an 11-minute walk from the Oji Honmachi 2-chome bus stop, 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).