In its earliest days, it was a center for mountain worship and the kami of Kozudake, the peak immediately behind the shrine, came to be identified with Ame-no-Koyane, the tutelary deity of the Nakatomi clan, the ancestors of the Fujiwara clan.

At some time during the Heian period, the shrine came to be identified as the ichinomiya of Kawachi Province.

During the Kamakura period, it is recorded that the monk Eison from Saidai-ji led 100 priests in prayers for deliverance of Japan from the Mongol invasions in 1275.

The current main shrine buildings were rebuilt in 1826 through the efforts of local parishioners.

[3][4] Like Kasuga Taisha, the main shrine consists of four Kasuga-zukuri sanctuaries in a single structure and is designated as a Tangible Cultural Property of Higashiōsaka.