The temple precinct at the foot of Mt. Tsukinowa in the southern tip of Higashiyama (Kyoto Prefecture) houses the imperial tombs of Kamakura period Emperors Go-Horikawa and Shijo, Edo period Emperor Go-Mizunoo and many other successive emperors leading up to the end of the Edo period, which has led to it also becoming known as the imperial family temple Mitera Sennyu-ji Temple.
東山(京都府)の南端にあたる月輪山の山麓に広がる寺域内には、鎌倉時代の後堀河天皇、四条天皇、江戸時代の後水尾天皇以下幕末に至る歴代天皇の陵墓があり、皇室の菩提寺として「御寺（みてら）泉涌寺」と呼ばれている。