Taishogun is a hoi-jin (the directional deity) of Onmyodo (way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements), and since it is a god ruling the fortune of directions for construction, moving, and travel, it was worshipped for a long time by the people.
大将軍は陰陽道の方位神であり、とくに建築や転居、旅行などにおいて方角の吉凶を司る神であるため、長きにわたり民間の崇敬を集めた。