![Gion district, Kyoto, Japan. The Yasaka Shrine, a Shinto temple. The temizuya or purification font for ritual cleansing Stock Photo - Alamy Gion district, Kyoto, Japan. The Yasaka Shrine, a Shinto temple. The temizuya or purification font for ritual cleansing Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EJ12E9/gion-district-kyoto-japan-the-yasaka-shrine-a-shinto-temple-the-temizuya-EJ12E9.jpg)
Gion district, Kyoto, Japan. The Yasaka Shrine, a Shinto temple. The temizuya or purification font for ritual cleansing Stock Photo - Alamy
![Why do temples and Shinto shrines have similar water fonts? Buddhist temples in Japan have water fonts similar to those seen at Shinto shrines. – 國學院大學 Why do temples and Shinto shrines have similar water fonts? Buddhist temples in Japan have water fonts similar to those seen at Shinto shrines. – 國學院大學](https://www.kokugakuin.ac.jp/assets/uploads/2017/01/img_01-7.jpg)
Why do temples and Shinto shrines have similar water fonts? Buddhist temples in Japan have water fonts similar to those seen at Shinto shrines. – 國學院大學
![Minazuki Ooharae-shiki (Great Purification Ritual in June), Chi-no-wa Shinji (Ritual by Passing through the Large Ring of Woven Reed called “Chi-no-wa”) | Samukawa-jinja Shrine Minazuki Ooharae-shiki (Great Purification Ritual in June), Chi-no-wa Shinji (Ritual by Passing through the Large Ring of Woven Reed called “Chi-no-wa”) | Samukawa-jinja Shrine](https://samukawajinjya.jp/img/festival/img-thm6-minazuki-1-sp.jpg)
Minazuki Ooharae-shiki (Great Purification Ritual in June), Chi-no-wa Shinji (Ritual by Passing through the Large Ring of Woven Reed called “Chi-no-wa”) | Samukawa-jinja Shrine
![Visitors undertaking shinto cleansing ritual (Temizu) before entering Heian-Jingu shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia Stock Photo - Alamy Visitors undertaking shinto cleansing ritual (Temizu) before entering Heian-Jingu shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AW5EH9/visitors-undertaking-shinto-cleansing-ritual-temizu-before-entering-heian-jingu-shrine-kyoto-japan-asia-2AW5EH9.jpg)
Visitors undertaking shinto cleansing ritual (Temizu) before entering Heian-Jingu shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia Stock Photo - Alamy
![In a Shinto purification ritual a man pours clean water on the hands of a boy standing before a shrine in Gujo Hachiman Stock Photo - Alamy In a Shinto purification ritual a man pours clean water on the hands of a boy standing before a shrine in Gujo Hachiman Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B2KTWW/in-a-shinto-purification-ritual-a-man-pours-clean-water-on-the-hands-B2KTWW.jpg)
In a Shinto purification ritual a man pours clean water on the hands of a boy standing before a shrine in Gujo Hachiman Stock Photo - Alamy
![Photo of People washing hands at chozubachi basin for cleansing ritual at Kiyomizu-dera temple Kyoto | Stock Image MXI30037 Photo of People washing hands at chozubachi basin for cleansing ritual at Kiyomizu-dera temple Kyoto | Stock Image MXI30037](https://www.maximimages.com/stock-photo/people-washing-hands-at-chozubachi-basin-for-cleansing-ritual-at-kiyomizu-dera-temple-kyoto-MXI30037.jpg)