| It is one of the six Yamaguchi-jinja Shrines in Yamato Province (Asuka, Iware, Ossaka, Hase, Unebi and Miminashi) listed in the Engishiki Norito (Shinto prayer), and is also one of the eighty-five shrines of rainmaking rites. |
延喜式祝詞に記される大和国内の山口社6社（飛鳥・石村・忍坂・長谷・畝火・耳無）のうちの1社であり、祈雨神祭八十五座の1つである。 |