In the reign of Emperor Sujin, Ikagashiko no Mikoto of the Mononobe clan transferred the sword to the Isonokami-jingu Shrine where it was worshipped as a goshintai (object of worship housed in a Shinto shrine and believed to contain the spirit of a deity).
崇神天皇の代に至り、同じく物部氏の伊香色雄命（いかがしこおのみこと）の手によって石上神宮に移され、御神体となる。