Kamidana

[1] The kamidana is typically placed high on a wall and contains a wide variety of items related to Shinto-style ceremonies, the most prominent of which is the shintai, an object meant to house a chosen kami, thus giving it a physical form to allow worship.

Kamidana shintai[a] are most commonly small circular mirrors, though they can also be magatama jewels, or some other object with largely symbolic value.

A part of the kami (bunrei) was obtained specifically for that purpose from a shrine through a process called kanjō.

[2] Worship at the kamidana typically consists of the offering of simple prayers, food (e.g., rice, fruit, water) and flowers.

[2] Before worshipping at the kamidana, it is ritually important for family members to cleanse their hands or mouth.