Sumiyosi-zukuri differs from hachiman-zukuri in that in the former, the building situated in the back has kamiza, or a place for the deity, and in the latter, the front and back buildings have daytime and nighttime places for the deity, respectively; however, sumiyoshi-zukuri and hachiman-zukuri share a commonality in that the two buildings were not developed from one building.
住吉造は後室に神座があり、八幡造は前後の室にそれぞれ神座（昼の神座と夜の神座）があるのであって、両者を簡単にひとくくりにすることは出来ないが、もともと1室の本殿が分化して2室になったものではないという意味で共通である。