Devoid of a shrine to call home, lacking a steady stream of visitors, and fallen from grace, the penniless deity Yato is left aimless and homeless, feasting intermittently. This has led to his divine regalia defecting in droves. Harbouring the grand dream of being revered by all, he is left to wander between this world and the next, accepting various jobs from exorcising spirits to miscellaneous chores, for a mere five-yen coin that symbolises fate.

One day, a charming middle school girl, Hiyori, encounters the homeless, jobless Yato who proclaims himself to be 'a god,' beginning an unexpected cohabitation