Although part of Ukyo-ku Ward, Kyoto City, the surrounding area contains no signs of human habitation with the exception of the temple, which can only be reached by ascending the mountain path on foot from Kiyotaki at the foot of the mountain for one and half hour.
京都市右京区に属するとはいえ、周囲にはこの寺以外に人家はなく、麓の清滝からは山道を徒歩で1時間30分ほどかけて登らねばならない。