An imperial mausoleum at Seikanji Utanonakayama-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, managed by the IHA as the tomb of Emperor Takakura, the 80th emperor.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Emperor Takakura, the 80th 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
The IHA visitor page does not give its archaeological size, construction date, or burial structure.
Field notes
About 11 minutes on foot from Seikanji Yamanouchicho bus stop; generally open 08:30–17:00, with the Seikanji Mausoleum at the same site. 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: Gobyono Kofun (Mausoleum of Emperor Tenji)↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Shirakawa↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Horikawa↗, Tsukinowa Imperial Mausoleum (Mausoleum of Emperor Shijo and others)↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Hanazono↗ and Mausoleum of Emperor Komei↗.