Imperial Household Agency: Tomb of Lady Taima (Yamashiro)
Location
Minamiawaji, Hyogo
Shape
Shape unknown
Designation
IHA-managed tomb
IHA designation
Managed by the IHA (mound closed to the public)
Overview
The designated tomb of Lady Taima, mother of Emperor Junnin, at Kashu-Kajiya and Kitaama-Tsutsui, Minamiawaji (as given in the city's list of historic and cultural heritage). Minamiawaji City's historic-site guide describes it as the tomb of the emperor's mother, who came to Awaji Island with him.
Finds & research
Burial facility and finds are unknown in the public record.
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Managed by the IHA as the Awaji Tomb of Lady Yamashiro of Taima, consort of Prince Toneri and mother of Emperor Junnin.
Attribution (jitei): the Imperial Household Agency's determination of whose tomb it manages — separate from heritage designation.
Archaeological view
Minamiawaji City introduces it as the designated tomb of Emperor Junnin's mother, but its archaeological mound form, size, date, burial facility, and finds are not known from published sources.
Field notes
Worship from the perimeter oratory of the IHA-managed site. Emperor Junnin's mausoleum↗ lies about 1km north. The wooded mound rises like an island amid the onion fields.