However, Koshinto, which is the origin of Shrine Shinto, worships at Himorogi (a temporarily erected sacred space or "altar") and Iwakura (dwelling place of a kami, usually a large rock), with nature itself, including forests and the land covered by forests, mountains (such as holy Mt. Fuji), gigantic stones, the sea and rivers (distinguished places include reefs and waterfalls), being the sacred object.
しかし、本来の神道の源流である古神道（こしんとう）には、神籬（ひもろぎ）・磐座（いわくら）信仰があり、森林や森林に覆われた土地、山岳（霊峰富士など）・巨石や海や河川（岩礁や滝など特徴的な場所）など自然そのものが信仰の対象になっている。