It is thought to be either 'Mata-jinja Shrine in Otokuni-County, Yamashiro Province' or 'Oi-jinja Shrine' which are listed in the Jinmyocho (Register of Deities) of the Engishiki (procedures of the Engi era).
延喜式神名帳記載の「山城國乙訓郡茨田神社」あるいは「大井神社」の論社の一つである。