Because the tombs of the head priests of Chion-in who were miya-monzeki (in this case, heads who are imperial princes) were constructed at the highest tier of the graveyard through the Edo period, the graveyard area continues to be administered by the Imperial Household Agency.
墓地の最上段の地には、江戸時代を通じ、宮門跡である歴代知恩院門主の墓が設けられたため、現在でもその墓域は宮内庁管理地となっている。