Honden

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A Honden is the most sacred building at a Shinto shrine where the kami is actually enshrined.^[1][2] It is where the shintai is held.^[3]

1. ↑ Margolis, Eric (2020-09-13). "Shinto's Heart: The Unique Architecture of Japan's "God Havens"". Unseen Japan. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
2. ↑ "BBC - Religions - Shinto: Shinto shrines". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
3. ↑ https://www.nippon.com/en/views/b05209/