Engimono also means something to be sold or offered to visitors at sando (an approach to the temple), temple or shrine grounds, Monzen-machi (a temple town) and Toriimae-machi (town in front of torii [Shinto shrine archway]) on the day of festivals and fairs, based on the historical and cultural backgrounds.
また、祭礼や縁日や市などの寺社の参道や境内や門前町・鳥居前町において参詣者に授与・販売する歴史的、文化的背景のあるものを指す。