After her death in February, 612, Princess Kitashihime was buried with Emperor Kinmei in Hinokuma no Omisasagi (Mausoleum of Emperor Tenmu and Emperor Jito), and a massive ceremony was held that honored the dead at the city of Karu.
没後の推古天皇20年（612年）2月、堅塩媛は欽明天皇の檜隈大陵に合葬され、軽の街で誄を奉る儀式が盛大に行われた。