The first written reference to the shrine was in the article from the 27th of January, 859 in "Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku" (sixth of the six classical Japanese history texts) stating that it was given the divine rank of Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade.
文献の初出は、『日本三代実録』貞観(日本)元年（859年）正月27日条、従五位上の神階を授けるという記述である。