It is considered a very good thing to beable to touch and rattle the ring. Of course, people take off their shoes to go through the passageway. Most of the people at this Temple are visitors. They normally go to theirlocal places of worship. There are many Buddha statues.
People go up to some of the statues and rubthem for good fortune.
Parents would take their babies' hands to touch thestatues. The main worshipareas have large mats. Again, shoes are not permitted. In general, that type of house is called a Pagoda, though there are manyvariations They frequently use sliding doors for two reasons. As you can tell from the style of theroof, art is very important in the design of buildings here.