Imperial Household Agency: Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Toba
Location
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Shape
Thirteen-story pagoda
Designation
IHA-managed tomb
IHA designation
Managed by the IHA (mound closed to the public)
Overview
The IHA-designated mausoleum of Emperor Go-Toba at Ohara Shorinin-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. Emperor Juntoku's mausoleum at the same site is designated as a separate mausoleum.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Emperor Go-Toba, the 82nd emperor; the official form is a thirteen-story pagoda (jusanju-no-to).
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 Ohara bus stop; generally open 08:30–17:00. Emperor Juntoku’s mausoleum is at the same site but is a separate mausoleum. 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).