In some shrines, a haiden is located directly at the front of shintai, or objects believed to contain the spirit of the deity, instead of having a honden in the middle, such as in Omiwa-jinja Shrine and Kanasana-jinja Shrine.
一部の神社では本殿を持たず、神体の前に直接拝殿が建てられているところ（大神神社・金鑚神社など）もある。