In 2008, excavation was carried out before remodeling the buildings of Nara University of Education, and ruins of a large structure which seems to be the Kon-do (golden hall) of Shinyakushi-ji Temple were discovered on the grounds.
2008年、奈良教育大学の校舎改築に伴う発掘調査が行われ、同大学構内で新薬師寺金堂跡とみられる大型建物跡が検出された。