The sangō (literally, mountain name) of Rozan-ji is Mount Lu, or Lushan, pronounced rozan in Japanese.

Currently located on the eastern side of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, it was founded by Ryōgen, the abbot of Enryaku-ji, in 938 in the Funaokayama neighborhood, south of Daitoku-ji.

[2] The temple was protected from destruction by a nyōbō hosho, an official document recording the orders and words of the emperor written by the female court member, Madenokoji Fusako, during Oda Nobunaga assault on Kyoto temples, specifically the Tendai branch, and the siege of Mount Hiei.

[3] Rozan-ji's temple grounds built on the former mansion of Fujiwara no Kanesuke, the great-grandfather of Murasaki Shikibu, and is notable as the place where she was born, raised, married, and gave birth to her daughter.

[5] The ceremony begins on the afternoon of Setsubun with red, green, and black oni representing the three poisons of Buddhism (greed, hatred, and ignorance) dancing on a stage with taiko and horagai playing.