According to "Ishiyama-dera Temple Record" vol. 2, chapter 3, Ishiyama-dera Temple's head priest Kinsachi Sozu founded this shrine as the Chinju-sha shrine (Shinto shrine on Buddhist temple grounds dedicated to the tutelary deity of the area) of Ishiyama-dera Temple in 1173.
『石山寺記録中之巻三』によると、承安(日本)3年に石山寺座主公祐僧都が石山寺の鎮守社として創建したという。