Located in what was once Echizen Province, the shrine stands in a city nicknamed 'Phoenix City' for rising from complete destruction twice in three years during the 1940s.

Asuwa Jinja is counted among Fukui's notable shrines and appears prominently in local culture and history.

The shrine serves as one of Fukui's most representative jinja, widely revered by local citizens who have turned to it as a spiritual center through the city's dramatic rebirth after WWII devastation and the 1948 earthquake.

The Asuwa district where the shrine resides was once part of territory ruled by the Asakura clan, whose fortified valley at Ichijōdani housed over 10,000 people during its 16th century peak.