After the original building was destroyed by fire in 1755, the building that was originally part of the palace of the Emperor Momoyama's wife Kyoraimonin was granted to the temple and underwent reconstruction in 1899.
宝暦5年(1755年)の火災焼失後に桃園天皇の皇后・恭礼門院の御所の一棟を下賜され，移築したもので、明治32年(1899年)に改築された。