Gojo, Nara Shape unknown IHA imperial tomb

Uchi Mausoleum

Imperial Household Agency: Mausoleum of Princess Inoe
LocationGojo, Nara
ShapeShape unknown
DesignationIHA-managed tomb
IHA designationManaged by the IHA (mound closed to the public)

Overview

Princess Inoe's designated mausoleum at Miyamacho, Gojo. Gojo City records that her grave was reburied and named a tomb in 779, reburied again in 780, and called a mausoleum (Uchi Mausoleum) in 800, when her rank as empress was restored.

Official status & archaeological view

Official status
Managed by the IHA as the mausoleum of Princess Inoe, empress of Emperor Konin. The tomb of Prince Osabe↗ is also in Miyamacho, Gojo.
Attribution (jitei): the Imperial Household Agency's determination of whose tomb it manages — separate from heritage designation.
Archaeological view
A government written answer to the House of Representatives gives the archaeological name of this mausoleum as unknown.

Field notes

Worship from the IHA oratory.

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Sources

五條市 井上内親王衆議院質問主意書答弁(陵墓治定一覧)奈良県 いかす・なら 井上内親王 宇智陵

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