Ukyo-ku, Kyoto Gorinto pagoda IHA imperial tomb

Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Kameyama

Imperial Household Agency: Saga-no-Ogura-no-Misasagi
LocationUkyo-ku, Kyoto
ShapeGorinto pagoda
DesignationIHA-managed tomb
IHA designationManaged by the IHA (mound closed to the public)

Overview

An imperial mausoleum at Saga-Toriimoto Kosakacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, managed by the IHA as the tomb of Emperor Go-Kameyama, the 99th emperor.

Official status & archaeological view

Official status
Managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the mausoleum of Emperor Go-Kameyama, the 99th emperor; the official form is a five-ring pagoda (gorinto).
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 18 minutes on foot from Saga Shakado bus stop; generally 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 Saga↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Saga↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Uda↗ and Mausoleum of Emperor Chokei↗.

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Sources

宮内庁 嵯峨小倉陵宮内庁 陵印について古代学協会 平田健編『旧制中・高等学校における角田文衞の考古学的調査・研究―角田文衞博士遺贈写真目録―』(2024)133頁 写真キャプション

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