Ukyo-ku, Kyoto Hokyointo pagoda IHA imperial tomb

Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Hanazono

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

Overview

An imperial mausoleum managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the tomb of Emperor Go-Hanazono, the 102nd emperor. It stands at Keihoku Idocho Maruyama, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, within the grounds of Joshoko-ji temple.

Official status & archaeological view

Official status
Managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the mausoleum of Emperor Go-Hanazono, the 102nd emperor; the official form is a hokyointo stone pagoda.
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 eight minutes on foot from Yamaguni Goryo-mae bus stop; generally 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).

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Sources

宮内庁 後山國陵宮内庁 陵印について京都市文化市民局『京都市内遺跡分布調査報告 平成17年度』(2006)6頁

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