The temple even became the subject of a Noh song recited in a dream by ARIWARA no Narihira in the plot of 'Ise Monogatari' (The Tales of Ise) but over the years it gradually fell into decline.
在原業平が「伊勢物語」の筋を夢で語る謡曲「雲林院」にもなったが、時とともに寺運が衰えた。