Sakyo-ku, Kyoto Round tumulus IHA imperial tomb

Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Ichijo

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

Overview

An imperial mausoleum at Yoshida Kaguraoka-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, managed by the IHA as the tomb of Emperor Go-Ichijo, the 68th emperor.

Official status & archaeological view

Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Emperor Go-Ichijo, the 68th emperor; the official form is a round tumulus (enkyu).
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 16 minutes on foot from Konoe-dori or Kinrin Shako-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 Yozei↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Reizei↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Nijo↗ and Mausoleum of Emperor Hanazono↗.

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Sources

宮内庁 後一條天皇 菩提樹院陵宮内庁 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」(地図に後一條天皇菩提樹院陵)日本建築学会計画系論文報告集402 清水擴「墓所堂としての仏堂建築」(1989・後一条天皇の葬送と菩提樹院の文献記載)

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