The first mention in Japan's Six National Histories from March 21, 698 (Emperor Mommu's reign) states that horseback archery had been banned on the day of the Kamo Festival and we also know that the shrine was revered by the Imperial Court with an approximately 2.5 acre field being donated by the Emperor in 750.
六国史では、文武天皇2年（698年）3月21日、賀茂祭の日の騎射を禁じたという記事が初出で、他にも天平勝宝2年（750年）に御戸代田一町が寄進されるなど、朝廷からの崇敬を受けてきたことがわかる。