ðə fˈaʊndɚ, ɐ ʃˈɪntoʊ pɹˈiːst baɪ ðə nˈeɪm ʌv kjˈʊɹɹəzjˌuːmi,  ɪz klˈeɪmd tə hæv hæd ɐ dᵻvˈaɪn jˈuːniən wɪð ˌæmɐɾɚɹˈɑːsuː, ɡˈɑːdəs ʌvðə sˈʌn ænd tʃˈiːf kˈɑːmi ɪnðə ʃˈɪntoʊ pˈænθɪən, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn.
The founder, a Shinto priest by the name of Kurozumi,  is claimed to have had a Divine union with Amaterasu, Goddess of the sun and chief Kami in the Shinto pantheon, in 1814.