In shrines in the Izumo area including Izumo Taisha Shrine, the sotosogi style (both ends of chigi are cut vertically) is used for the shrines whose god is male and the uchisogi style (both ends of chigi are cut horizontally) for the shrines whose god is female.
出雲大社を始めとして出雲諸社は、祭神が男神の社は千木を外削ぎ（先端を地面に対して垂直に削る）に、女神の社は内削ぎ（水平に削る）にしている。