This shrine is said to have been built here in 1062 by Minamoto no Yoriyoshi and Yoshiie after their victory over Abe Sadato. After that, the shrine fell into disrepair and was rebuilt in 1564 by Magotaro, a son of Kasai Minbunosho, the lord of Hatooka Castle, and it still stands today. Hachimanyama Taiseiji Temple, a training school, served as the Betto, and it became Hachiman Shrine due to the ordinance separating Shinto and Buddhism in 1868.
The main shrine has a splendid flower ceiling donated by three merchants from the town in 1852, and outside there is a plaque dedicated by haiku poets from Oinogawara Village in 1857. Among them were haiku written by five famous haiku poets in Sendai at the end of the Edo period, suggesting that there was a lot of exchange between them.
The main shrine is a designated tangible cultural property of Tome City, and the giant cedar trees Tarobo and Jirobo within the precincts are also designated as natural monuments of Tome City.