手水 (Temizu) basin for purification

日本の竜 (Nihon no ryū), the Japanese dragon, is a water deity. This one is at the small Mountain Shrine in Tokyo. Japanese dragons look more vicious and snake-like than Chinese dragons.
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From "Manners at Japanese Shrine":
Cleaning your body and mind at Water Place before visiting the main shrine
1. take a water scoop on right hand.
2. scoop water and wash left hand.
3. switch scoop on left hand, and wash right hand.
4. switch scoop back on right hand and pour water on left hand, then wash your mouth.
DO NOT Wash your mouth directly from scoop.

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Stormlizard ^club

I have lost count of the number of times I have done it.

9 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club has replied to Stormlizard ^club

I'll bet you have! I did it only twice while I was there, but could probably still remember how. Spitting out the water was the hard part, since we think of that as a nasty thing to do - at least in public!

8 years ago.

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