Since ancient times, the shrine has been called "Naniwa Shita no Miya" (Naniwa Lower Palace) and worshipped as the guardian deity of the Naniwa area. It once prospered with seven temple buildings and twelve sub-temples, but was destroyed by fire during wartime. Following the Meiji Restoration, the temple was abolished due to the separation of Shinto and Buddhism, and the main building was destroyed in an air raid in 1945. The current main building was rebuilt after the war. The eye-catching votive plaque, measuring 12 meters high, 11 meters wide, and 10 meters deep, is shaped like a giant lion's head. The tug-of-war ritual, held annually on the third Sunday of January, dates back to the legend of the enshrined deity, Susanoo-no-Mikoto, defeating the Yamata-no-Orochi (eight-headed serpent) and relieving the people of hardship. In 2001, it became Osaka City's first designated intangible folk cultural property.