The people who come to this shrine often pray for a marriage partner, good marital relations, pregnancy and healthy child-bearing.

In keeping with this theme, several large wooden phalluses can be found on the shrine's grounds.

According to legend, Susanoo came across a couple who had lost seven of their eight daughters to an eight-headed serpent, the Yamata-no-orochi (lit., "Eight-Pronged-Serpent").

The Yaegaki Shrine was erected in the spot where Susanoo built a house for himself and Kushinada to live.

In the shrine's treasure house is an ancient depiction of the enshrined Princess Inata, painted on Japanese Cypress.