In 701, its regular festival was designated as chokusai (a festival held by imperial order) (the "Shoku-Nihongi" (the second in a series of chronicles about Japan)), and in 906, was granted the shinkai (ranking granted to Shinto gods), Shoichii (Senior First Rank), which is the highest rank ("Fusoryakki").
大宝(日本)元年（701年）には例祭が勅祭と定められ（『続日本紀』）、延喜6年には最高位となる正一位の神階を受けている（『扶桑略記』）。