Even though 'Otarashihime no byo jinja' (one of the head shrines of Usa-jingu Shrine) is included in Jimmyocho (List of Deities) in Engishiki (Codes and Procedures on National Rites and Prayers); however, 'Kashii-byo' (now Kashii-gu Shrine) is not included in Jimmyocho but included under the category of Shikiburyo in Engishiki, which indicates that there were cases where mausoleums were distinguished from shrines.
延喜式神名帳に「大帯姫廟神社」(現宇佐神宮本社の一つ)とあるが、一方では神名帳にないが延喜式の式部寮の項に「橿日廟」(現香椎宮)とあり、神社と区別されている例もあったらしい。