According to an English language brochure given out at the temple, the site was first occupied late in the Nara period by two priests, Zenchū and Zensan. The Miroku-ji temple was erected in 765 CE.
A pamphlet given out at the temple states that the site was first inhabited during the late Nara period by two priests, Zenchū and Zensan.  The Miroku-ji temple was built in 765 CE.