The two gods of Taokihooi no Mikoto and Hikosashiri no Mikoto, as well as local Ubusunagami (guardian deity of one's birthplace) or Omoikane are enshrined in the ceremony.
手斧初の儀式では、手置帆負命・彦狭知命の二神と、現地の産土神もしくはオモイカネを祭る。