The shrine is considered to be the root of Shizuri-jinja Shrines located throughout Japan because Amahaikazuchi no mikoto is a soshin (ancestor honored as god) of the Shizuri clan who introduced the arts of weaving and sewing to various regions.
天羽雷命は各地に機織や裁縫の技術を伝えた倭文氏の祖神で、当社は日本各地にある倭文神社の根本の神社とされる。