cleanse your hands outside a temple
temizu てみず
The origin of the kanji for てみず temizu: hand – water:
With gratitude Akiko-san
Place to cleanse your hands outside a temple Temizu てみず
The origin of the kanji for てみず temizu: hand – water:
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The origin of the kanji for てみず temizu: hand – water:
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
the funerary display
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
the funerary display
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
the funerary display
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
the funerary display
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
the funerary display
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
the funerary display
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
the rice vat symbolising the passing – notice the chopsticks
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
the envelop for the financial contribution
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
a hearse
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
a hearse
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
inside a hearse
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
a hearse
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
a display hearse with display coffin
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
services for the Imperial Family are on a national scale
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki
cemetery
Funeral お葬式 おそうしき o-sōshiki(photos from the internet for educational purposes)
Takuhatsu たくはつ 托鉢 Begging by Buddhist monks
The Sacred Rope しめなわ shimenawa
しめなわ shimenawa
Izumo Taisha, Shimane Pref.
しめなわ shimenawa
Meiji Shrine, Tokyo
しめなわ shimenawa
しめなわ shimenawa
しめなわ shimenawa
しめなわ shimenawa
しめなわ shimenawa
The rope making factory.
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Becoming of Age – せいじんのひ
omedetō gozaimasu
Congratulations!
Becoming of Age Day
to become an adult by law
成人の日
せいじんのひ
seijin no hi
sei 成 せい become
jin 人 じん person
no の の of
hi 日 ひ day
15th January
These two kanji are read as
大人 おとな otona,
literally “Big People”, or “Adult.
Zenkoji Temple, Nagano
Cemetery, Mt Koya, near Nara
Izumo Taisha
Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea
Bunraku Puppetry
Shinto Ritual
Outside a Japanese shrine じんじゃのそと
てみず
The kanji on the stone reads SHINSEN (KOKORO ARAU) and it means Heart Cleanse; this is the place to cleanse one’s heart before facing the Divine.
おみくじ
えま
The picture on the charm refers to a daruma:
Whatever the original meaning of much of religious practices over the years tourists tended to have a different view and a different appreciation. What once was a more serious aspect of safe keeping often is now a mere souvenir trinket. This change is not only noticeable in Japan, but in many other countries as well.
This is a comprehensive site on shrine visiting etiquette:
Religion is an intensely personal and private view. The views and observations expressed here are intended as a general overview and in no way reflect the writer’s own personal views. The observations are merely from a cultural perspective.
Photos by S. Lowry, Japan
Lami Japan 
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