When enshrining an image of a deity, a hokora (a small shrine) is built, with the image covered by a roof or placed in a zushi (a small sacred cabinet with a double-leaf door) or a mikoshi (a portable shrine).
神像を祭る場合は、神像を中心として屋根で覆ったり、厨子や神輿を用いたりして祠を作る形態が一般的。