The district name is very ancient, and is mentioned in the Engishiki records.
This shrine was recorded in the Engishiki Jinmyōchō (延喜式神名帳), a book from the mid-10th century; at that time, the shrine was Mino Province's ichinomiya.
The area of present-day Ōishida was part of ancient Dewa Province and is mentioned in the Engishiki records as the location of a fortified settlement on the highway connecting Akita Castle on the Sea of Japan with Tagajo on the Pacific coast.