Running along a tributary of the Yodo-gawa River and Tahara-gawa River, from Uji towards Ishiyama in Omi (Shiga Prefecture), Zenjo-ji Temple is located along the road of a mountain village near the border of Shiga Prefecture.
禅定寺は、宇治方面から淀川の支流田原川に沿って近江（滋賀県）の石山方面へと向かう道沿い、滋賀県境に近い山里に位置する。