Kumano Gongen, enshrined in Kumano Sanzan (three major shrines, Kumano-Hongu-Taisha, Kumano-Hayatama-Taisha and Kumano-Nachi-Taisha), are categorized as Sansho Gongen (three deities), Gosho Oji (five deities), and Shisho Myojin (four deities), and Nyakuichioji is the first of the Gosho Oji.
熊野三山に祀られる熊野権現は三所権現・五所王子・四所明神に分けられ、若一王子は五所王子の第一位である。