Said to have been founded in the mid-6th century, the shrine enshrines Ebisu-no-Okami and is beloved along with Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Minami as the "Ebessan of the North." It is said to have begun when Tominomuraji Yoshio, following a revelation from Ebisu-no-Okami, found a jewel in the reeds of the Horie district of Naniwa and enshrined it on Naniwa Tomishima as a substitute for the deity's spirit. However, during the Bunna era (1352-1355), it was relocated and rebuilt here. Since then, it has been worshipped as Ebisu-sha, Ebisu-sha, and Horikawa Ebisu-sha. On the Tenka Ebisu festival, the shrine is so crowded with visitors that they can't all fit inside, and cheery calls of "Bring bamboo grass for prosperity!" echo throughout the usually quiet grounds. In addition, the subsidiary shrine, Enoki Shrine, is commonly known as "Dansha Inari (Dansha Yoshibei Inari)" and many people come to the shrine to donate small models of dansha floats and votive plaques when their wishes are granted.