It is said that after the manor became the territory of Todai-ji Temple, Akanabe-jinja Shrine (listed in the Jinmyocho (list of deities) of the Engishiki (codes and procedures on national rites and prayers)) was founded in the year 830 by the ceremonial transfer of the divided tutelary deity of Usa Hachiman-gu Shrine.
東大寺領となった後、天長7年（830年）、宇佐八幡宮を勧請し茜部神社（延喜式神名帳）が創建されたという。