| Location | Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto |
|---|---|
| Shape | Nine-story pagoda |
| Total height of Emperor Shijo's nine-tier stone pagoda | 4.54m |
| Designation | IHA-managed tomb |
| IHA designation | Managed by the IHA (mound closed to the public) |
An imperial mausoleum managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the tomb of Emperor Shijo, the 87th emperor, and eleven other sovereigns. It stands at Imagumano Senzan-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, within the grounds of Sennyu-ji.
Burial facilities and grave goods are not publicly detailed.
About 25 minutes on foot from JR/Keihan Tofukuji Station or 20 minutes from Sennyuji-michi bus stop. Visiting hours follow Sennyu-ji opening hours. Follow current IHA guidance and on-site signs. The twelve sovereigns whose individual mausolea share the name Tsukinowa-no-Misasagi are Emperors Shijo, Go-Mizunoo, Go-Komyo, Go-Sai, Reigen, Higashiyama, Nakamikado, Sakuramachi, Momozono and Go-Momozono, and Empresses Meisho and Go-Sakuramachi; the Nochi-no-Tsukinowa Mausoleum of Emperors Kokaku and Ninko↗ is in the same precinct. 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 Go-Shirakawa↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Rokujo↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Chukyo↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Horikawa↗, Fukakusa-no-kita Imperial Mausoleum (Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Fukakusa and others)↗ and Mausoleum of Emperor Komei↗.
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