Most shrines of Shrine Shinto were originally established in such sacred sites or where there was a Himorogi or Iwakura, which were considered to be the border between Tokoyo (the world of the dead) and Utsushiyo (the actual world) and as such, a sacred tree or rock can be found serving as the Shintai in the precincts of shrines.
神社神道の神社も、もともとはこのような神域（しんいき）や、常世（とこよ）と現世（うつしよ）の端境と考えられた、神籬や磐座のある場所に建立されたものがほとんどで、境内に神体としての神木や霊石なども見ることができる。