[1] According to text in the Sendai Kuji Hongi (Kujiki), Chichibuhiko-no-mikoto, the tenth-generation descendant of the Kuni no miyatsuko of Chichibu Province, established the shrine in the tenth year of Emperor Sujin to worship Yagokoro-omoikane-no-mikoto.

[4] In the Meiji period it took the name Chichbu Shrine, with the characters 知知夫神社 appearing on the tablet of the torii.

The parading of floats is listed as part of the national cultural heritage.

[6][7] The national government has also recognized the shrine's sacred dance (kagura) as an important cultural asset.

[8] Similar honors have been awarded to its festival music, the floats, buildings and other possessions.