This is already the third place where this shrine stands. It is said that this shrine has been originally located at Mt. Yoshino in the province of Yamato in west-central Japan . The shrine has been located here since 1648, before this it was located at place not far from here, but In the Tokugawa period Lord Asakura, Chikugo no Kami, received the land where the shrine stood from the shogunate for one of his residencies in Edo. Because of this the shrine had to be relocated again and thus it was moved to this location. The guardian deity of Shinjuku is enshrined in this jinja, enshrined deities are: Uga no Mitama no Kami, Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, Ukemochi no Kami. The shrine has been functioning as the general protector of the Shinjuku area for many centuries.
