An IHA-designated imperial mausoleum at Yoshinoyama, Yoshino Town, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, within the grounds of Nyoirin-ji temple. Yoshino Town places it on the hill behind Nyoirin-ji and states that it was built facing north toward Kyoto to convey the emperor’s earnest wish. Yoshino Town also describes Nyoirin-ji as the temple made Emperor Go-Daigo’s imperial prayer temple in 1336 (Engen 1).
Official status & archaeological view
Official status
Managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the mausoleum of Emperor Go-Daigo, the 96th 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 does not give its archaeological size, construction date, or burial structure.
Field notes
The IHA gives about 1 hour 10 minutes from Kintetsu Yoshino Station. Worship is generally available year-round from 08:30 to 17:00; follow current IHA guidance and signs. The goryoin (mausoleum seal) is kept at the Unebi Mausolea Office in Kashihara, Nara, 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).