While since before World War II the local people had known that old roof tiles were scattered around there, immediately after the war, in May, 1946, the ruins of the temple were found through excavation and research by Department of Archaeology, Kyoto University.
戦前から地元の人のあいだでは古い瓦があることは知られていたが、終戦後すぐ1946年5月に京都大学考古学教室による発掘調査によって発見された。