El Shinto Shrine Sisakhiwo esinjongo yaso iphambili isetyenziselwa ukugcina izinto ezingcwele, hayi ukukhonza. Nangona igama elinye ("indawo engcwele") lisetyenziswa esiNgesini, ngesiJapan, iitempile zeShinto zinokuthwala amagama ahlukeneyo, angalinganiyo, anje nge-gongen, -gu, jinja, Jingu, mori, Myojin, Taisha, ubisuna okanye Yashiro.
Ngolwakhiwo, ingcwele ihlala ichazwa bubukho be izinja okanye ingcwele, apho i kami. I-honden, nangona kunjalo, ayinakubakho ngokupheleleyo, umzekelo, xa ingcwele ikwintaba engcwele apho ibekelwe khona, kwaye ikhonzwa ngokuthe ngqo.
I-honden inokuphinda ilahleke xa izakhiwo zesibingelelo zingekho kufutshane, zibizwa ngokuba yi-himorogi okanye izinto ekukholelwa ukuba zinako ukutsala imimoya ebizwa ngokuba yi-yorishiro enokuthi isebenze njengekhonkco ngokuthe ngqo kwikami. Kunokubakho haiden kunye nolunye ulwakhiwo.
Abathengisi abancinci be-antique bayakhothwa hokora ngamanye amaxesha inokufumaneka ecaleni kwezitrato. Ngamanye amaxesha ama-Shrines amakhulu aneendawo ezincinci ezibizwa ngokuba yi-sessha okanye i-massha ngaphakathi kweendawo zabo. Iindawo ezingcwele eziphathwayo ezithwalwa ngabanyanisekileyo ezibondeni ngexesha leminyhadala (matsuri) kunye nemikoshi ebizwa ngokuba kukungcwalisa i-kami kwaye ke ezinye iitempile.