An imperial mausoleum at Takeda Jobodaiin-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the tomb of Emperor Toba, the 74th emperor.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Emperor Toba, the 74th emperor; the official form is a square hall (hokeido).
Attribution (jitei): the Imperial Household Agency's determination of whose tomb it manages — separate from heritage designation.
Archaeological view
Kyoto City dates the present Hokke-do hall to 1864. The Wakayama Prefectural Museum also records the construction of a new hall during mausoleum repairs in 1864–65. The present square hall is an 1864 building, distinct from the three-storied pagoda used for the burial of Emperor Toba. The IHA visitor page does not give its archaeological size, construction date, or burial structure.
Field notes
About seven 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 Shirakawa↗ and Mausoleum of Emperor Konoe↗.