Its foundation was earlier than that of the Izumo-jinja Shrine (present-day Izumo Daijingu Shrine in Chitose-cho, Kameoka City), and as this shrine was at the same level as the Izumo-jinja Shrine, it was also called 'the second Taisha' of Kuwata-gun Country.
また、出雲神社（現亀岡市千歳町の出雲大神宮）の鎮座よりも古く、同神社と同等の神社で桑田郡の「第二之大社也」とも記す。