As there is a tradition to return the wisdom they receive if they look back after they walk out of the main hall on the way home, the children do not look back until they pass through the torii (an archway to a Shinto shrine) beyond the long and narrow stone steps, or until they cross the Togetsu-kyo Bridge even if they were told so (It is recommended to tell the children before they make the visit)
参詣の帰路、本殿を出たあと後を振り返ると、せっかく授かった智恵を返さなければならないという伝承があって狭い長い石段を降リ切った鳥居をくぐるまでは、又は渡月橋を渡り終るまでは周囲の誘いにも動じず後ろを振り向かないで貫き通す【お参りの前に子に教えておく事をすすめる】