Hannya-ji Temple is located to the north of Daibutsu-den Hall (the Great Buddha hall) of Todai-ji Temple and Shosoin, at the very top of an upward slope called Narazaka slope.
般若寺は東大寺大仏殿や正倉院の北方、奈良坂と呼ばれる登り坂を登りきった地点に位置する。