According to the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters - Japan's oldest historical record), the deity is enshrined in Hieno-yama (later called and Mt. Hiei) and Matsuo, Kazuno District, and Narikabura is where the deity resides.
古事記では、近江国の日枝山（ひえのやま、後の比叡山）および葛野（かづの）の松尾に鎮座し、鳴鏑を神体とすると記されている。