The Shinmyo Cho (Register of Deities) of the Engishiki (procedures of the Engi era) published in the Heian period describes the shrine as 'Tamadeyori Matsurikitaru Sakatoke-jinja Shrine located in Otokuni County, Yamashiro Province and originally named Yamazaki-sha Shrine,' classifies it as a Kanpei Myojin Taisha Shrine, and records that offerings of cloth, rope or paper are made monthly and during the Niiname festival.
平安時代の延喜式神名帳には「山城国乙訓郡自玉手祭来酒解神社元名山埼杜」と記載され、官幣名神大社に列し、月次、新嘗の幣帛に預ると記されている。