It is located in a once deserted area of about 20,000 square meters between Arashiyama-koen Park (Kameyama-koen Park) and the southeastern foot of Mt. Ogura which is well known for Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (The Ogura Collection of a 100 Poems by 100 Poets).
場所は小倉百人一首でも知られる小倉山の南東面、嵐山公園（亀山公園）に挟まれた約2万平方メートルの荒地であったところに位置している。