The shrine's legend connects it with the legendary hero Yamato Takeru, whose son, Inugami no Mitasuki was sent as an emissary to Sui China in 614 AD and the first Japanese embassy to Tang China in 630 AD. He was also the ancestor of the Inukami clan, from which Inukami District, Shiga (where the shrine is located) takes its name.
The shrine's mythology links it to the legendary warrior Yamato Takeru, whose son, Inugami no Mitasuki, was dispatched as an envoy to Sui China in 614 AD and the first Japanese embassy to Tang China in 630 AD. He is also the ancestor of the Inukami clan, from which Inukami District, Shiga (where the shrine is situated) derives its name.