Hirano-jinja Shrine, recorded to have been visited on 21 occasions by 17 successive emperors from Emperor Enyu to Emperor Godaigo, was highly revered by the Imperial Family and the enshrined deities also became patron gods of court nobles including the Minamoto clan, Taira clan, Oe clan and Sugawara clan.
また歴代天皇の行幸も円融天皇から後醍醐天皇までの17帝21回を記録するなど天皇家の崇敬も厚くそれに伴い、源氏、平氏、大江氏、菅原氏などの公家の氏神にもなった。