The Kami shelf
See the amazing diversity of
home altars for yourself!
 Enshrines Amaterasu Omikami, Sarutahiko Okami, Inari Okami, and Kuraokami no kami-sama |  Konko altar: enshrines Tenchi Kane no Kami-sama, Nokorazu Konjin-sama, Nittenshi-sama, Gattenshi-sama, and ancestral spirits (mitama). |  Konko altar: enshrines Tenchi Kane no Kami-sama, Nokorazu Konjin-sama, Nittenshi-sama, Gattenshi-sama, and ancestral spirits (mitama). |
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 Jinja Shinto altar enshrining Amatsukami-sama (the Heavenly kami-sama) Right set: Amaterasu Omikami, Susanoo no Mikoto, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto Middle set: Izanagi Okami, Futsunushi no Kami, Takemikazuchi no Kami, with Ooguchi no Makami outside the shrine doors as a guardian kami Left set: Ame no Uzume no Mikoto, Kasuga Okami, Suwa Daimyojin, with Yatagarasu-sama outside the doors as a guardian kami |  Enshrines Inari Okami with shrine for byakko (sacred white fox messengers) outside kamidana doors |  Enshrines Amaterasu Omikami, Inari Okami and home spirits |
 Enshrines Tenjin Okami |  Enshrines Amaterasu Omikami, Inari Okami, and Tenchi Kane no Kami-sama |  Enshrines Izanami-no-mikoto |
 Enshrines Inari Okami |
What Is A Kamidana?
A kamidana ("kami shelf") is an altar for ritual offerings nd greetings/prayer to the kami-sama within one's home.
Depending on the number of doors, a kamidana may enshrine just one or several kami with an ofuda (blessed paper talisman) or another type of
go-shintai (sacred object in which kami may reside).
Typical offerings include water, rice, and salt, followed by sake and sakaki (Cleyera japonica) branches.