Hine Jinja Shrine is one of the Izumigosha and is the shrine that forms the heart of Hinenosho described in “Engi-shiki Jinmyocho” (a list of the names of shrines that existed in the Engi Period).

Although the year it was constructed is unknown, it is thought to have been founded to enshrine the ancestors of Hinenomiyakko, who resided in this area in ancient times. Because it managed the Yukawa Irrigation Canal, it was called “Oiseki Jinja Shrine” in medieval times, and it also appears in the two paintings of the shoen under that name.

According to “Masamoto-ko Tabihikitsuke,” a diary written by Kujo Masamoto a variety of festivals were held at the shrine, in particular annual sarugaku performances held on April 2 and “Goshamatsuri,” in which the soja (representative shrines for Izumigosha) of Izumigosha jointly held a hojoe festival on August 15, and carried out on a grand scale with the assistance of not only Kujo Masamoto but also Negoroji Temple and the military governorship. In addition, renga (linked verse) sessions were held every month in the front area of the shrine, and Masamoto participated, even serving as a steward. The shrine was destroyed by fire in an attack on Kishu by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1585 but was rebuilt by Toyotomi Hideyori in 1602.

The inner shrine has a large 2-ken-square moya and is built in the kasuga-zukuri style with the front decorated with noki kara hafu (cusped gables) and the top incorporating sculptures in the round of dragons and auspicious clouds. It represents a style of architecture unique to this region and found mostly in the southern part of Osaka Prefecture.