An imperial mausoleum at Takeda Jobodaiin-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, managed by the IHA as the tomb of Emperor Shirakawa, the 72nd emperor.
Finds & research
According to a report by the IHA Archives and Mausolea Department, Emperor Shirakawa's remains were placed in a gilt-bronze jar and, in 1131, deposited in a stone container beneath a three-storied pagoda. Burial facilities and grave goods at the present mausoleum are not publicly detailed.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Emperor Shirakawa, the 72nd emperor; the official form is a square tumulus (hokyu).
Attribution (jitei): the Imperial Household Agency's determination of whose tomb it manages — separate from heritage designation.
Archaeological view
An IHA survey gives about 16 m per side and about 3 m in height from the moat bed for the present square mound. Kyoto City’s 33 m square refers to the current mausoleum precinct; the roughly 55–56 m square refers to the former enclosure around a three-storied pagoda. Neither refers to the mound of about 16 m per side given above.
Field notes
About 13 minutes on foot from Takeda Station (Kyoto Municipal Subway and Kintetsu); generally open 08:30–17:00. 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 Toba↗ and Mausoleum of Emperor Konoe↗.