In 719, the shrine was relocated from Manaihara to its current location, and Hiko Hoakari no Mikoto was enshrined as the main deity alongside Toyouke and Amaterasu, and the name of the shrine was changed to Kono Miya.
養老3年（719年）、真名井原から現在地に遷座して主祭神を彦火明命とし、豊受・天照両神を相殿に祀り、社名を籠宮に改めた。