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The shrine was established by Shimazu Tadahisa in [[1218]], to honor his supposed parents; the notion that Tadahisa was a biological son of Yoritomo is no longer widely accepted, however. In the [[Bakumatsu period]], it was believed that the shrine enshrined the spirit of [[Prince Mochihito]], son of [[Emperor Go-Shirakawa]], as part of a belief that Mochihito was Tadahisa's true father.

The shrine was established by Shimazu Tadahisa in [[1218]], to honor his supposed parents; the notion that Tadahisa was a biological son of Yoritomo is no longer widely accepted, however. In the [[Bakumatsu period]], it was believed that the shrine enshrined the spirit of [[Prince Mochihito]], son of [[Emperor Go-Shirakawa]], as part of a belief that Mochihito was Tadahisa's true father.

From the late 13th century onward, the shrine gained closer ties with the Shimazu clan, and each subsequent head of the clan contributed to repairs or renovation of the shrine halls. As a shrine dedicated to the ancestors of the Shimazu clan, the Shimazu had [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyûan]] embassies formally visit the shrine on a number of occasions in the [[Edo period]].

From the late 13th century onward, the shrine gained closer ties with the Shimazu clan, and each subsequent head of the clan contributed to repairs or renovation of the shrine halls. As a shrine dedicated to the ancestors of the Shimazu clan, the Shimazu had [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyûan]] embassies formally visit the shrine on a number of occasions in the [[Edo period]]. Numerous wooden plaques bearing Ryukyuan officials' calligraphy were donated to the shrine over the course of the period, with many of them remaining in the shrine's collections today.<ref>''Shirarezaru Ryûkyû shisetsu'' 知られざる琉球使節, Fukuyama-shi Tomonoura rekishi minzoku shiryôkan (2006), 99.</ref>

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