However, it is believed that the shinmei-zukuri style, with its width longer than its depth, developed from takayukashiki-soko (warehouses on stilts) and changed so that the building became more used for keeping shinpo (sacred treasures) than storing grain.
しかしながら、神明造は奥行きより幅が大きく、高床式倉庫から発展し穀物の代わりに神宝を納めるように変化したと考えられている。