Emperor Tenji Mausoleum (Yamashina)
京都府
Round-top square-base mausoleum of Emperor Tenji, leader of the Taika Reform — his water-clock legacy is honored on June 10, Time Memorial Day
The mausoleum of Emperor Tenji (626–672), built on the hillock called Misasagi-yama in the northeast of the Yamashina Basin — one of Kyoto's oldest imperial mausoleums. Emperor Tenji is known as a central figure of the Taika Reform and a hero of ancient Japan who advanced the relocation of the capital from Omi-Otsu. Its distinctive round-top, square-base burial mound (jo-en-ka-ho) form preserves t…
The Yamashina Mausoleum of Emperor Tenji is traditionally said to have been constructed around 672, shortly after the emperor's death. Emperor Tenji, known as Prince Naka no Ōe before his enthronement, led the Taika Reform of 645 and established his capital at Ōmi-Ōtsu. The mausoleum was built on th…
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