Ōasachō-bandō

Since I arrived early, I did the first (and second) temples to get used to the routine.

At Ryozen-ji there is a store selling Pilgrimage supplies, like the stamp book (nokyocho), "business card" slips (osamefuda), candles, incense, lighter. The only henro apparel I bought was the white bag to carry the supplies.

So I went through the temple rituals:
Bowing at gate before entering and leaving,
Cleansing your hands and mouth,
Ringing the bell,
Praying at the main temple,
Praying at the secondary temple (Kobo Daishi).

After that I got my first temple stamp.Read more