Fushimi-ku, Kyoto Round tumulus IHA imperial tomb

Mausoleum of Emperor Chukyo

Imperial Household Agency: Kujo-no-Misasagi
LocationFushimi-ku, Kyoto
ShapeRound tumulus
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 Chukyo, the 85th emperor. The agency gives its address as Fukakusa Honjiyama-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.

Official status & archaeological view

Official status
Managed by the Imperial Household Agency as the mausoleum of Emperor Chukyo, the 85th 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

About 21 minutes on foot from JR/Keihan Tofukuji Station; 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 Ninmyo↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Shirakawa↗, Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Horikawa↗, Tsukinowa Imperial Mausoleum (Mausoleum of Emperor Shijo and others)↗, Fukakusa-no-kita Imperial Mausoleum (Mausoleum of Emperor Go-Fukakusa and others)↗ and Mausoleum of Emperor Komei↗.

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Sources

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