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At Chokan Temple's entrance. People praying again and again. This
mortion for pray named as "Gotai-Touchi".
Gotai-Touch meant throw five part of the body to the ground lke photos below.
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(From left photo) Stand up and up hands high, pull down the hands then
sit down, lie down to the ground and then prostate.
Chokan is the head temple then pray at here is as same as visiting sacred gound.
People does Gotai-Touchi by ronding around Chokan, too. And someone visiting Chokan by
Gotai-Touchi like looper, too. How many miiles from his home village? I have no idea.....
© Daisuke Tomiyasu
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