These sanpai ko held 'so mairi' in which all ko members visited their temple or shrine, but in many cases, 'daisan ko (ko by representative)' was held in which a few people were selected as representatives to visit their temple or shrine on behalf of their ko.
これらの参拝講では、講の全員が参拝に行く「総参り」もあったが、多くは講の中から数人を選び、代表して参拝する「代参講」が行われていた。