Ukyo-ku, Kyoto Round tumulus IHA imperial tomb

Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Sanjo

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

Overview

An imperial mausoleum within Ryoanji temple at Ryoanji Shuzan, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, managed by the IHA as the tomb of Emperor Go-Sanjo, the 71st emperor.

Official status & archaeological view

Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Emperor Go-Sanjo, the 71st 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 five minutes on foot from Ryoanji-mae bus stop. Visiting hours follow Ryoanji opening hours; the Enjoji and Enkyoji mausoleums are at the same site. Follow current IHA guidance and on-site signs. The goryoin (mausoleum seal) is kept at the Momoyama Mausolea Office in Fushimi-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 Montoku↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Koko↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Uda↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Murakami↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Enyu↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Kazan↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Ichijo↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Sanjo↗ and Mausoleum of Emperor Nijo↗.

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Sources

宮内庁 後三條天皇 圓宗寺陵宮内庁 陵印について京都府埋蔵文化財調査研究センター 京都府遺跡調査概報 第105冊「名勝龍安寺庭園発掘調査概要」(2002)

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