Three deities of Munakata-jinja Shrine were in Junii (Junior Second Rank) Kun hachito on April 10, 859, and promoted to Shonii (Senior Second Rank) on the same day and to one higher rank to Juichii (Junior First Rank) in November 17, 864 (according to "Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku") and in 1275, it is decided that Shido no kanpei (Kinensai (prayer service for a good crop), Tsukinami-sai Festival, Niiname-sai festival (ceremonial offering by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice to the deities) was given to the shrine (according to "Shoshinki").
宗像神社3座は貞観元年2月30日(旧暦)には従二位勲八等と見え、同日正二位へ昇り、同6年(864年)10月11日(旧暦)更に1階進んで従一位が授けられ（以上『日本三代実録』）、建治元年には四度官幣（祈年祭・月次祭・新嘗祭4祭の頒幣）に預かることが定められた（『諸神記』）。