Although this Kashima-jinja Shrine enshrines the same deity as Kashima-jingu Shrine, unlike in many other 'Kashima-jinja Shrines' however, the deity was transferred not from Kashima-jingu Shrine but from Shiogama-jinja Shrine.
この鹿島神社は鹿島神宮と祭神は同じだが、他の多くの「鹿島神社」と違い、鹿島神宮ではなく塩竈神社からの勧請である。