| The yashiro of most of these shrines are at places that were worshipped in Ancient Shinto, such as the top of a mountain and called iwakura or himorogi, and they usually function as the shrine's yorishiro. |
これらの神社などの多くは、山頂などの磐座（いわくら）・神籬（ひもろぎ）という古神道の、信仰された場所に社が建てられ、神社としての依り代となっている場合がおおい。 |