This shrine is said to have been founded by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in 1382. The town of Nozato is an old village that was established along the right bank of the old Nakatsugawa River (now the Nishiyodogawa River) when the new Yodogawa River was excavated at the end of the Meiji period. The shrine is known for its unusual Shinto ritual called "Ichiyakanyo" (a prefectural intangible cultural property). Since ancient times, the village of Nozato has suffered from a succession of storms, floods, and epidemics, so the villagers began to hold a Shinto ritual every year on January 20th of the lunar calendar to offer their daughters to the gods. Seven years later, a samurai passing through the village volunteered to exterminate the beast, pretending to be a sacrifice in place of the girl. The next morning, the samurai was gone, but when they followed the blood trail, they found a large dead baboon. This is the story of "Iwami Jutaro's Extermination of the Baboon," which is often told in storytelling. On February 20th, when the current festival is held, seven girls selected from the parishioners proceed to the altar with seven beautifully decorated pails of offerings to present to the deity. The tools used have ink inscriptions from 1702 (Genroku 15), proving that this is an ancient ritual. Also, on the east side of the temple grounds, there are remains of a ditch from the end of the Meiji period.