Things from the natural world which bring blessings to humans, such as the sun (referred to in Japanese using the respectful term 'ohisama'), mountains, rivers, forests, and oceans, became the objects of worship, with people enshrining things they were familiar with, such as huge stones, rocks, and big trees and today, shimenawa (sacred rice-straw ropes) are still hung to indicate yorishiro.
自然に存在し人間が恩恵を受ける太陽（お日様）、山河、森林、海などが崇拝の対象となり、身近なものとして巨石・岩や大木が祀られ、その依り代の証しとして、現在も注連縄が飾られる。