An imperial mausoleum at Narazakacho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, managed by the IHA as the tomb of Empress Gensho, the 44th sovereign. A Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties report places Empress Gensho's Nahoyama-no-Nishi-no-Misasagi on the Saho Hills, which stretch along the border between Yamato and Yamashiro provinces.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Empress Gensho, the 44th sovereign; 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 3-minute walk from the Nahoyama Goryo 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). Nearby imperial mausolea: Mausoleum of Empress Genmei↗ and Mausoleum of Emperor Shomu↗.