Although the timber is cut in the mountains of Kiso, this ceremony is conducted at the foot of Mt. Kamiji for the Naiku, and at Mt. Takakura for the Geku, as it was conducted in ancient times.
現在、用材は木曽山中から切り出すが、この儀式は古来のまま内宮は神路山、外宮は高倉山と、いずれも境内背後の山で行われる。