Jinmyocho (the list of deities) of Engishiki (codes and procedures on national rites and prayers) describes this shrine as the first on a list of eight shrines in Koga gun (county), Omi Province and lists it as a small shrine.
延喜式神名帳では近江国甲賀郡8座の筆頭に記載され、小社に列している。