The first literature record of the shrine can be found in "Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku" (sixth of the six classical Japanese history texts) which states that the Jugoi (Junior Fifth Rank) shinkai (rank granted to Shinto gods) was bestowed upon the shrine on January 27, 859.
文献の初出は、『日本三代実録』の貞観(日本)元年（859年）正月27日条、当社に従五位の神階を授けるという記述である。