Its shusaijin (main enshrined deities) or Gion Shinko (Gion Faith) and Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva) is Susano (Deity in Japanese mythology), which is the typical example of Tatari-gami.
主祭神である「祇園信仰」「牛頭天王」ことスサノオはまさにこの意味での祟り神の代表格である。