Among them, Tengu-jinja shrines, Kappa-jinja shrines, Shirohebi-jinja shrines (white snake shrines), Binbogami (deity that brings poverty) and Takarabune (treasure boat) (Shichifukujin) (Seven Deities of Good Fortune) that were not organized into Shrine Shintoism can be said to have their origins in the deities of ancient Shintoism (Japanese folk religion).
その中で、神社神道の体系に組み込まれなかった各地に残る天狗神社・河童神社・白蛇神社や貧乏神・宝船（七福神）などは、古神道（日本の民間信仰）の神々が起源であるともいえる。