Sakyo-ku, Kyoto Octagonal tumulus IHA imperial tomb

Mausoleum of Emperor Yozei

Imperial Household Agency: Kaguragaoka-no-Higashi-no-Misasagi
LocationSakyo-ku, Kyoto
ShapeOctagonal tumulus
DesignationIHA-managed tomb
IHA designationManaged by the IHA (mound closed to the public)

Overview

An imperial mausoleum at Jodoji Shinnyo-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the tomb of Emperor Yozei, the 57th emperor.

Official status & archaeological view

Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Emperor Yozei, the 57th emperor; the official form is an octagonal 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

About 10 minutes on foot from Shinnyodo-mae bus stop; generally open 08:30–17:00. Follow current IHA guidance and on-site signs. The goryoin (mausoleum seal) is kept at the Tsukinowa Mausolea Office in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, 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 Reizei↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Ichijo↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Nijo↗ and Mausoleum of Emperor Hanazono↗.

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Sources

宮内庁 陽成天皇 神樂岡東陵宮内庁 陵印について京都市・京都市埋蔵文化財研究所 京都歴史散策マップ15「岡崎 白川」(地図に陽成天皇神楽岡東陵)

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