The goshintai (object of worship housed in a Shinto shrine and believed to contain the spirit of a deity) of Hachimanyama is the Statue of Horse-riding Emperor Ojin, which is an equestrian statue said to be a work by Unkei, done in gold lacquering and enshrined in the shoshi (small shrine) which is placed on the float.
八幡山の御神体は応神天皇騎馬像で、運慶の作と云われる騎馬像に金箔を施し、お山の小祠に祀っている