 During his term of office, the "Ōhōri" originally resided in a building near the Suwa "Maemiya" known as the "Gōdono" (神殿).Reflecting its being the residence of an incarnate deity, the "Maemiya" area and its vicinity was known during the Middle Ages as the "Gōbara" (神原), the 'god's field'.Should an incumbent "Ōhōri" die while in office, his corpse was immediately brought before the Uchi-no-mitama-den where he was ceremonially retired - the idea being that the "Ōhōri"'s spirit was temporarily deposited in the shrine until a new candidate was chosen.