The shrine has been reportedly constructed by kanjo (ceremonial transfer of a divided tutelary deity to a new location) from Iwashimizu Hachimangu under the imperial decree of Emperor Gosanjo based on the desire of MINAMOTO no Yoshiie in the late Heian period (1069).
平安時代後期（1069年）に源義家からの発願をうけた後三条天皇の勅により、石清水八幡宮を勧請して創建したと伝わる。