One of the oldest shrines in the Senshu region. The shrine has been featured in a number of historic works, from a mention in a Ki-no-Tsurayuki story to the famous legend of Aritoshi Shrine in Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book. Aritoshi Shrine moved to its current location during World War II to make room for the construction of a pilot school. The shrine's main deities are Okuninushi-no-Mikoto and Aritoshi Myojin. The shrine is associated with the early Muromachi period author, Zeami's Noh song, Aridoshi. Deeply connected with Noh, the shrine has begun to host Noh plays performed at night by fire in recent years.