Visiting a temple or shrine to worship or pay respects; a pilgrimage or devotional visit.
お盆には家族でお寺へ参詣した。
At Obon, we visited the temple as a family.
病気平癒を願って、彼女は神社に参詣した。
She visited the shrine to pray for recovery from illness.
週末は観光客が多く、古い寺院への参詣客が増える。
On weekends there are many tourists and the number of visitors to the old temple increases.