Emperor Keikō
The original construction of this shrine is unknown, but it pre-dates the Nara period. The shrine claims to have been founded during the reign of the semi-legendary Emperor Keikō The first mention of the shrine in historical records is in an entry in the 780 AD "Shoku Nihongi", and in the 795 AD "Nihon Kōki". By the 859 AD "Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku", it had been accorded 3rd Court Rank.