Shintai

In Shinto, shintai (; "body of the kami"), or go-shintai (; "sacred body of the kami") when the honorific prefixgo- is used, are physical objects worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as repositories in which spirits or kami reside. Shintai used in Shrine Shinto (Jinja Shinto) can be also called mitamashiro (; "spirit replacement" or "substitute").

In spite of what their name may suggest, shintai are not themselves part of kami, but rather just temporary repositories which make them accessible to human beings for worship. Shintai are also of necessity yorishiro, that is objects by their very nature capable of attracting kami.