An imperial mausoleum managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the tomb of Emperor Komei, the 121st emperor. It stands at Imagumano Senzancho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, within the grounds of Sennyu-ji temple.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the mausoleum of Emperor Komei, the 121st emperor; the official form is a round tumulus (enkyu).
Attribution (jitei): the Imperial Household Agency's determination of whose tomb it manages — separate from heritage designation.
Archaeological view
The IHA visitor page gives no dimensions. An analysis of the Komei Tenno Gokyojishiki, a contemporary funeral record held by Kyoto National Museum, notes a ground-breaking ceremony on 17 January 1867 and a ceremony marking completion of mausoleum construction on 29 October. A Kyoto Prefecture chronology records burial at this mausoleum on 27 January of that year. The period shown is the date of construction of the present mausoleum.
Field notes
About 25 minutes on foot from JR/Keihan Tofukuji Station or 20 minutes from Sennyuji-michi 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). Nearby imperial mausolea: Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Shirakawa↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Rokujo↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Chukyo↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Horikawa↗, Tsukinowa Imperial Mausoleum (Mausoleum of Emperor Shijo and others)↗ and Fukakusa-no-kita Imperial Mausoleum (Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Fukakusa and others)↗.