This shrine enshrines a fox connected to the "Legend of Kuzunoha." Over a thousand years ago, a man named Abe Yasuna lived in the village of Abeno in Osaka. His father, a powerful lord, was tricked and had his estate confiscated, so Yasuna began visiting Shinoda Myojin Shrine daily in hopes of restoring his family's fortunes. One day, Yasuna rescued a white fox being chased by hunters, and a woman calling herself Kuzunoha appeared before him. Yasuna and Kuzunoha eventually had a child named Dojimaru (later known as Abe no Seimei, the onmyoji). However, when Dojimaru was five years old, it was discovered that Kuzunoha's true identity was that of a white fox. The poem that Kuzunoha wrote on a shoji screen, "If you miss me, come and visit me, Izuminaru Shinoda no Mori no Urami Kuzunoha," is extremely famous. This story has attracted many people to the shrine hoping for children.