Close-up of a bamboo water fountain used for purification in a Tokyo temple.

Traditional Japanese Water Purification Fountain

People performing a purification ritual at a Japanese Shinto shrine's chozuya.

A Japanese Well Shrine

Chozuya water basin at a Shinto shrine in Kyoto for purification rituals.

A moss-covered dragon fountain at a Kyoto temple, Japan, showcasing intricate stonework.

Japanese temizuya water purification fountain in Shibuya, Tokyo temple garden.

Traditional lanterns illuminating a shrine structure in Kyoto, Japan, at night.