During the Edo period, travel became more widespread and, although until then people only visited nearby temples and shrines, it became the practice for people to visit distant temples and shrines and say various prayers in different locations such as Zenko-ji Temple and the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
江戸時代になると、旅行が大衆化し、それまでは近隣の寺社にのみ参詣していたが、善光寺や四国八十八箇所のように、遠隔地の寺社へも参詣するようになり、様々な祈願が各地の寺社になされるようになった。