Hirano-jinja Shrine was founded in the year 794 when the capital city was relocated to Heian-kyo by Emperor Kanmu and the deities Imaki, Kudo and Fukuraki were separated and transferred from the city of Heijo-kyo.
延暦13年（794年）、桓武天皇による平安京遷都にともない、平城京で祀られていた今木神・久度神・古開神を遷座・勧請したのに始まる。