| The term "yorishiro" refers to an object that divine spirits are drawn or summoned to, and it denotes a shintai (an object believed to contain the spirit of a deity) or sometimes a shrine precincts. |
依り代、依代、憑り代、憑代（よりしろ）とは、神霊が依り憑く（よりつく）対象物のことで、神体や場合によっては神域をしめす。 |