An imperial mausoleum at Horencho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the tomb of Emperor Shomu, the 45th emperor. A Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties report lists Emperor Shomu's Sahoyama-no-Minami-no-Misasagi among the mausoleums built on the gentle Saho Hills at the northern edge of the Nara Basin.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Emperor Shomu, the 45th 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 6-minute walk from the Horen Nakamachi 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 Emperor Kaika↗, Mausoleum of Empress Genmei↗ and Mausoleum of Empress Gensho↗.