It stands in the remains of the Daijo-in Temple on a small rise of land near Ara-ike Pond, and is near to the tourist spots such as Kofuku-ji Temple, Nara Park and so on.
荒池の畔の小高い丘にある、大乗院跡地に建っており、興福寺、奈良公園などの観光地にも近い。