Visit of Gratitude for paying general respect and gratitude to the Kami-sama.
A visit of gratitude is a tradition in which after a prayer ceremony (gokito/gokigan), regardless of success or failure, a person visits to pay their respects to the Kami-sama to express their gratitude.
In human society, when we make a request of someone, we express our appreciation regardless of whether the person is able to help fulfill that request. The same is true for Kami-sama. When we make a request to Kami-sama, of course we must express our gratitude. Even if we do not get the result that we hoped for, we will learn and grow from that experience. Therefore, we should thank Kami-sama for giving us this opportunity to learn. When we are in the habit of expressing our gratitude to Kami-sama as we do to other people, we will find fulfillment in our lives each and every day.
