At first, the provincial monastery and nunnery in that area was Koka-dera Temple (Shigaraki-cho, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture at present, the remains of 'Shigaraki no miya'),
国分寺・国分尼寺は、はじめ甲可寺（現甲賀市信楽町、紫香楽宮跡とされてきた）。