Minamiawaji, Hyogo Hill-form tumulus IHA imperial tomb

Mausoleum of Emperor Junnin

Imperial Household Agency: Awaji-no-Misasagi
LocationMinamiawaji, Hyogo
ShapeHill-form tumulus
DesignationIHA-managed tomb
IHA designationManaged by the IHA (mound closed to the public)

Overview

An imperial mausoleum at Kashu, Minamiawaji, Hyogo Prefecture, managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the tomb of Emperor Junnin, the 47th emperor. According to an annual report by the Minamiawaji City Board of Education, the mausoleum adjoins farmland on an alluvial fan from the Yuzuruha mountains at the southwestern end of the Mihara Plain.

Official status & archaeological view

Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Emperor Junnin, the 47th 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. A Minamiawaji City Board of Education survey report notes that the site was designated as Emperor Junnin's mausoleum in 1870, but that other views exist and the identification is uncertain.

Field notes

Per the IHA, it is about an 11-minute walk from the Goryo-mae bus stop, and worship is generally possible year-round from 8:30 to 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).

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Sources

宮内庁 淳仁天皇 淡路陵宮内庁 陵印について南あわじ市教育委員会 南あわじ市埋蔵文化財調査年報(南あわじ市文化財調査報告書3・2010・才門・石田・神子曽遺跡1次調査)

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