Haiden is typically built larger than honden and have raised floors of timber; in some cases, however, the center of the building has earthen floors with vaulted ceilings, a structure called wari-haiden, to allow people to pass through.
一般に本殿よりも大きく建てられ、床を張るのが一般的であるが、建物の中央が吹き抜けの土間となっており、通り抜けることができる「割拝殿」もある。