It was founded by the imperial order to move the divine spirit from the divine site at Takachiho-no-mine Mountain in Tsukushi no Himuka (currently, Miyazaki Prefecture) by the imperial order at the time of the 23rd Emperor Kenzo.
第23代顕宗天皇の御代、勅願により筑紫日向の高千穂の峯の神蹟より神霊を移して創建された。