Examples of mausoleums, such as Emperor Goshirakawa's Hoju-ji Mausoleum and Emperor Godaigo's mausoleum at Nyoirin-ji Temple, that were carefully maintained and passed down to succeeding generations until the Edo period are relatively rare.
後白河天皇の法住寺陵、後醍醐天皇の如意輪寺などのように近世にいたるまで管理され、伝えられたものはむしろ少数派である。