Along with the Nitta Shrine, it claims the position of ichinomiya of former Satsuma Province.

According to the shrine's legend, it was founded in 708 AD, and appears to have originally been based on a mountain cult centered on Mount Kaimon.

Since its location facing the open sea, the shrine has long been worshiped for protection of navigation and in the Edo period, it attracted the reverence of envoys from the Ryukyu Islands.

However, it was soon restored under the protection of the Shimazu clan, who decided their strategy by drawing lots at the shrine.

[3] The shrine is located 800 meters north of Kaimon Station on the JR Kyushu Ibusuki Makurazaki Line [4] Media related to Hirakiki-jinja at Wikimedia Commons