A kamidana is set up facing south or east near the ceiling of the top floor (or a part of the ceiling above which the upper story does not have a floor) of a room that is as bright and clean as possible.
神棚は、できるだけ明るく正常な場所の、最上階（または上に上階の床のない箇所）の天井近くに南向きまたは東向きに設置する。