Jianzhen from Tong Dynasty China, a monk who became widely known through a novel entitled "Tempyo no Iraka" (Roof Tiles of the Tempyo Period) written by Yasushi INOUE, spent his later years in this temple.
井上靖の小説『天平の甍』で広く知られるようになった中国・唐出身の僧鑑真が晩年を過ごした寺である。