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Woman is using the water purification fountains at the Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Posted in Japan, Tokyo

At all Shinto shrines and temples, worshippers and casual visitors are asked to purify themselves (Harai) of impurity before praying to the Shinto deities. The act of cleansing is called Misogi, and the actual washing of hands and mouth with water is called Temizu.
The protocol is thus: take one of the ladles provided, fill it...

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Senso-ji Temple at Dusk, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Monday, January 11, 2010 Posted in Japan, Tokyo

Senso-ji Temple (also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo. It is Tokyo’s oldest temple, and one of its most significant.
The legend says that in the year 628, two brothers fished a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, out of the Sumida River, and even though they...

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