Typical ujisha include: Kasuga-taisha Shrine at which Fujiwara clan invited their guardian gods, Kajima no Kami and Katori no Kami and worshipped them together with Amako no Mikoto and Hiuri no Kami who were the starting ancestors of the two; Umemiya-jinja Shrine at which Tachibana clan worshipped as a guardian god of the clan a god whom their starting ancestor, TACHIBANA no Michiyo worshipped; and Hirano-taisha Shrine which was worshipped by persons who were maternal relatives and descendants of the Emperor Kanmu.
代表的なものとしては、藤原氏が自己の守護神である鹿島神・香取神を招き、なおかつ始祖にあたる天児屋命・比売神を合わせて祀った春日大社、橘氏が自己の始祖である橘三千代が崇拝していた神を一族の守護神として祀った梅宮大社、桓武天皇の外戚及び末裔の諸氏によって祀られた平野大社などが挙げられる。