Kita-ku, Kyoto Round tumulus IHA imperial tomb

Mausoleum of Emperor Nijo

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

Overview

An imperial mausoleum at Hirano Hatchoyanagi-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto, managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the tomb of Emperor Nijo, the 78th emperor. An IHA Archives and Mausolea Department report states that the present mound, a round tumulus about 18m across, was newly built in works completed in 1893.

Official status & archaeological view

Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Emperor Nijo, the 78th 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 two minutes on foot from Kinugasako-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 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 Go-Suzaku↗.

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Sources

宮内庁 二條天皇 香隆寺陵宮内庁 陵印について京都市歴史資料館 いしぶみデータベース 花山天皇陵/二条天皇陵参道【道標】宮内庁書陵部 書陵部紀要72号 二條天皇香隆寺陵鳥居改築工事に伴う立会調査

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