In the Meiji period, the tomb of Emperor Goshirakawa and the graves of the Myoho-in Temple Monzeki princes were separated from the temple grounds and placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Imperial Household.
明治期にはいると、後白河天皇稜と妙法院門跡法親王の墓所が寺域から分離され、宮内省の管轄におかれた。