It is believed that this shrine had 37 Shakes (families of Shinto priests serving a shrine on a hereditary basis) who played a role similar to Onshi (a low-ranking Shinto priest), and that each Shake enshrined one of the 37 Masshas.
当神社には御師的な役割をはたす37軒の社家があり、37社の末社はそれぞれの社家が1社ずつ祀っていたという。