In the Heian Period, mikoshi was made for various shrines including Hiyoshi-taisha Shrine in the Omi area, Gion-sha Shrine (present-day Yasaka-jinja Shrine), Imamiya-jinja Shrine (Kyoto City) and Kitano-tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto Prefecture and Osaka-tenmagu Shrine in Osaka Prefecture.
平安時代になると、近江の日吉大社や京都の祇園社（現八坂神社）・今宮神社(京都市)・北野天満宮や、大阪の大阪天満宮などでも神輿が作られた。