Takamahiko-jinja Shrine located here is a Myojin taisha (grand shrine), which was considered the highest shrine ranking in Engi shiki (one of the earliest extant written records of imperial court etiquette compiled in the Engi era), and the enshrined deity is Takamimusubi, the founder of the Katsuragi clan.
ここに所在する高天彦神社は、延喜式では最高の社格とされた名神［みょうじん］大社で、祭神は葛城氏の祖神高皇産霊［たかみむすび］神。