As the Emperor Seiwa's wife, FUJIWARA no Takako (of the Nijo family), made her pilgrimage to Oharano-jinja Shrine in the year 876, her former lover, Lieutenant General ARIWARA no Narihira, followed the imperial precession and composed the following poem: 'Ohara ya Oshio no yama mo kefu koso ha kamiyo no koto mo omoidezurame' (literally, "here in the Ohara field of Mt. Oshio, the guardian gods of the Fujiwara clan are reminded of ancient times as they look down upon you, their descendent, praying here today").
貞観(日本)18年（876年）、清和天皇の女御となった藤原高子（二条の后）が当社に参詣した際、右近衛権中将で高子のかつての恋人であった在原業平がその行幸につき従い、「大原や小塩の山もけふこそは神世のことも思出づらめ」と詠んだ。