Nature worship, in the form of continuing belief in himorogi (holy branches) and iwakura (rocks in which gods are said to dwell) has survived to the present day, and more specifically, there are sacred trees and spirit rocks decorated with shimenawa (holy straw cords) on the grounds of every shrine and distinct from the shrine building itself; indeed, quite apart from shrines, well-known and familiar sites of nature worship include the village groves near shrines as well as the huge boulders known as "fufuiwa" that can be found along the coast.
自然崇拝は神籬・磐座信仰として現在にも残り、具体的には神社の「社（やしろ）」とは別に境内にある注連縄が飾られた御神木や霊石があり、また境内に限らずその周囲の「鎮守の森」や、海上の「夫婦岩」などの巨石などが馴染み深いものである。