The shrine dates back to the reign of Emperor Suiko, when SOGA no Umako who was based in the area, enshrined his ancestor ISHIKAWA no Sukune and Ishikawa's wife.
推古天皇の御宇、本地を拠点とする蘇我馬子が氏祖である石川宿禰夫妻を祀ったことを起源とする。