#temizuya
LightNews LightNews
alfie.photography
Small version as it's from 2009, when I wasn't putting big photos online. But, a moment at Meiji Jingu shrine, photographing the temizuya (the place you wash your hands before entering the shrine). And a tiny blue moth landed on one of the handles of the okiome (the ladles you use for the water).
A diptych showing the okiome (ladles for scooping up water) at the temizuya at Meiji Shrine. The right hand shot is of a tiny blue moth that landed on one of the handle of one of the ladles.
February 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
roger1952.bsky.social
A temizuya (or chōzuya), a Shinto and Buddhist water purification pavilion found at the entrance of shrines and temples in Japan, for a ritual cleansing called temizu or misogi, to purify their body and mind before approaching the sacred grounds and deities (kami).
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
ninapersmo.bsky.social
Wonderful Japan, where the traditional and slightly mystical coexist effortlessly with the ultra‑modern.
A temizuya, purification pavilion, at a Shinto shrine in Kyoto.
And of course, modern vending machines right beside it.
Soon going back.....

#Japan #Kyoto #ShintoShrine #Temizuya
#Photo #City
A Japanese purification pavilion (temizuya) at night within a shrine complex. The structure has a tiled roof supported by wooden pillars and is softly lit by hanging paper lanterns with Japanese calligraphy. Beneath the roof is a stone basin with ladles used for ritual cleansing. To the right, a small building houses vending machines, blending traditional and modern elements. In the background, a large red temple building adds depth and cultural significance to the scene.
January 4, 2026 at 9:42 PM
skateellis.bsky.social
Snow!
Gate to a shrine, coated in snow. Snow dusted tree behind it. Wine bottles next to a menu board on the stoop of a restaurant covered in snow. A Kagurazaka temizuya (hand- washing basin) at a shrine. A thin layer of snow coats the ground.
February 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
curiousordinary.bsky.social
In the past she was worshipped as a goddess of good fortune alongside Benzaiten & Daikokuten, the three deities being known as Santen. Eventually Benzaiten became so popular that Marishiten was all but forgotten. Zenkyoan temple in Kyoto enshrines Marishiten and has a collection of boar statues.
3/3
Stone statue of a boar in temple grounds. A temizuya (area for cleansing) with fountain shaped as boar. Boar statue in temple surrounded by small boars left as offerings. Wooden ema tablet with boar design.
December 13, 2024 at 11:48 AM
hey-japan.com
At Japanese Shinto shrines, visitors cleanse themselves at a temizuya - a water pavilion near the entrance. Using a ladle, they rinse their hands and mouth in a ritual act of purification, showing respect before approaching the sacred space. How to perform "temizu" ⤵️ :
A dragon-headed water spout flows into a basin adorned with colourful floating flowers, creating a serene purification space. Two bronze dragons guard the stone purification basin, with wooden ladles (hishaku) ready for the ritual cleansing ceremony. Wooden ladles rest beside the flowing water source, essential tools for the traditional hand and mouth purification ritual before worship. © Gio Almonte
July 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
roger1952.bsky.social
Temple #3 of the Izumo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage is the Tendai mountain temple of Gakuenji.’ [Japan] Text and photography via ojisanjake.blogspot
A vertical, atmospheric documentary photograph captures a ritual purification station (chozuya or temizuya) at Gakuen-ji, a historic Tendai mountain temple in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The composition presents an intimate close-up study of traditional Buddhist ritual material culture, focusing on the simple, elemental beauty of sacred preparation. The frame centers on a diagonal arrangement of traditional bamboo water ladles (hishaku) resting across a thick, horizontal bamboo pipe. The ladle heads—some turned upright to reveal their circular, hollowed wooden chambers and others resting face-down—show the warm, textured grain of weathered timber and bamboo knots. The organic materials have a dark, weathered patina, capturing the rustic wabi-sabi aesthetic typical of ancient mountain sanctuaries. In the upper-right background, the still water of the purification basin is caught in motion. A soft droplet or ripple expands outward in concentric, shimmering rings across the liquid surface, catching the natural overhead light. The shallow depth of field keeps the foremost ladle in sharp focus while letting the water ripples and background elements dissolve into a soft, contemplative blur.
June 29, 2026 at 7:31 PM
katieaki.bsky.social
Anyway, that’s how we ended up doing hatsumode at a tiny tiny little shrine in the middle of an industrial park. It’s a shrine to the god of the sea, the sign said, bc it used to be a fisherman spot, but it’s built up since.
A small shrine with stone torii gate in the middle of industrial landscape. the bell and altar. The bell appears to be wrapped in a fishing net! Temizuya with a dragon statue. a rock with a sacred rope on it. Warehouses behind.
January 1, 2026 at 4:14 AM
wearedlfferent.bsky.social
'Briefkästen' #FotoVorschlag
Nicht ganz - Eher ein Opfergabenkästchen
Kyoto / 🇯🇵
Auf dem Bild ist eine malerische Szene aus einem japanischen Shintō-Schrein zu sehen. Im Mittelpunkt steht eine kleine, überdachte Wasserstelle (Chōzuya oder Temizuya), die zur rituellen Reinigung dient. Besucher waschen hier traditionell ihre Hände und spülen den Mund, bevor sie den Schrein betreten. Das Wasser fließt sanft aus einem Bambusrohr über mit Moos bedeckte Steine, was der Szene eine natürliche und friedvolle Atmosphäre verleiht. Im Vordergrund befindet sich ein kleiner weißer Holzkasten mit japanischen Schriftzeichen. Auf ihm steht 志納 (Shinō), was wörtlich „freiwillige Spende“ oder „Opfergabe“ bedeutet. Dieser Kasten dient also als Spendenbehälter, in den Besucher Münzen oder kleine Gaben einwerfen, um ihre Dankbarkeit oder Hingabe auszudrücken. Umgeben ist die Wasserstelle von roten Laternen (tōrō) mit japanischer Beschriftung und traditionellen Mustern. Diese Laternen spenden in der Dämmerung Licht und verleihen dem Ort eine warme, spirituelle Stimmung. Im Hintergrund sind Steinlaternen, Holzzäune und dichte Vegetation zu erkennen, die den Eindruck eines friedlichen, abgeschiedenen Schreingartens verstärken.
October 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
roger1952.bsky.social
Captured through the lens of photographer Yoshihiko Wada, this dramatic image highlights a bronze dragon spout at the purification pavilion (temizuya) of Shitennō-ji in Osaka, one of Japan's oldest Buddhist temples founded in 593 AD by Prince Shōtoku.
Wada employs a striking selective-color technique, rendering the architectural surroundings in high-contrast monochrome while illuminating the dragon's brow and the sacred jewel held in its claw with warm, gilded accents. In the soft-focus background rises the multi-tiered silhouette of the temple’s iconic five-story pagoda (Gojūnotō), anchoring the guardian figure within the sacred layout of the temple precinct. Above the bronze sculpture, an ink-painted dragon ceiling panel (ryū-zu) mirrors the three-dimensional form below, establishing a layered visual dialogue between traditional architectural painting and metalwork. Iconographically, the dragon (ryū) is rendered with exceptional dynamic energy, its scaled body coiling upwards from stylised cresting waves at its base. In its claw, the creature firmly clutches the sacred wish-fulfilling jewel (nyoi hōju or cintāmaṇi), a central Esoteric Buddhist symbol representing divine purity, wisdom, and the removal of suffering. As traditional guardians of water and cosmic balance in Japanese spiritual culture, dragons are customarily stationed at temple water basins to oversee the ritual cleansing (misogi) of worshippers before they cross into the sacred grounds. Through its precise depth of field, tactile surface detail, and symbolic depth, Wada’s photograph celebrates both the metalworking heritage of the Kansai region and the quiet, enduring majesty of Osaka’s foundational sanctuary.
August 19, 2026 at 9:55 PM
soranews24.bsky.social
Torii, temizuya, and a whole lot of bowing.
- The etiquette rules for visiting Shinto shrines in Japan
The etiquette rules for visiting Shinto shrines in Japan
There’s a whole lot of bowing involved.
soranews24.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social
Hiked up to Kameoka Hachimangū 亀岡八幡宮 in Kawauchi, Sendai. I was really struck by all the blue! Blue shredded plastic (recycled?) tassels, cones, lanterns, even blue cars! A knowledgeable friend told me dark blue is the color of victory 勝色.

(Both temizuya were dry? 🥲)
November 11, 2023 at 2:51 AM
inkbreaker.bsky.social
A Shinto shrine has the temizuya, a fountain where you rinse before entering the sacred space. Writing has its own threshold. The same music, same desk, a lamp switched on. The ritual isn’t superstition, it’s a signal to your mind that it’s time to cross into the work.
#WritingCommunity #WritingTips
July 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
gaijintacle.bsky.social
Desde mediados de junio, el Santuario Imamiya (今宮神社), en la ciudad de Sakura, prefectura de Tochigi, transforma su temizuya (手水舎) en un ajisai temizuya (紫陽花手水舎), decorándolo con hortensias flotantes durante la temporada de lluvias. ⛩️ Vídeo de NHK. #Japon
June 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
katieaki.bsky.social
The shrine was apparently established in 211 (THATS TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN AD) and has some of the oldest style of shrine buildings around. (I think. I’m dealing w machine translations lol)
big year of the horse banner. One of the shrine buildings. It has a thatched roof. The temizuya, which is shaped like a rabbit. A bamboo comes out of its mouth, delivering the water. a bundle of new year arrows with paper mache horses and horse ema on them.
January 1, 2026 at 1:57 PM
sandeepcasi.bsky.social
“Temizuya”. Purification basins used for ritual cleansing of hands and feet before entering the sacred area of the temple or shrine in #Japan #Photography
November 28, 2024 at 3:19 AM
srdas.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
#Bloomscrolling at Ikuta Jinja in Sannomiya Kobe

#japan #travel
#dasjp26
A lot of different flowers on top of the temizuya Sunlit temizuya talked with a whole bunch of flowers Information board restaurant with a small sloped roof over the board and to its left a small green shrub and a plum tree with full of pink blossoms with a building behind it Looking up at the pink blossoms on a plum tree building and blue sky in the background
March 7, 2026 at 11:54 AM
silverchaos2k.bsky.social
Tsukubai, la fuente que parece una moneda - Mijitas Japonesas
Los tsukubai pueden encontrarse en la entrada de templos, santuarios o salones de té, con una función muy parecida a las de los temizuya.
mijitasjaponesas.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
alfie.photography
Good morning to you all on this grey day in Tokyo. Rumours of snow hitting the capital today but I doubt we'll see any where we are. Too low-lying and close to the bay.

But, whatever you're up to today, stay warm, stay smiling and be excellent to each other.

Pic from 2016. More in ALT.

🙏❤️🙌
The purification fountain, or temizuya, at the main Sensōji shrine in Tokyo's Asakusa district. The water comes out of the mouths of the ornate, metal dragons which surround the large, round fountain. The ladles - two of which you can see on the right - are used to collect the water and pour it onto your hands. We see a few drops of water frozen by the fast shutter speed, falling from the mouths of the dragon fountains. In the background, very out of focus due to the large f/1.2 aperture on the 50mm lens I used for this photo, we see the five-storied pagoda, called Sensō-ji Yōgō-dō.
February 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
alfie.photography
Good morning from Tokyo. Hot already. Heading out later with Charlie to see good mate arriving from UK this morning, for a few weeks work in Japan. Chill day for the most part. Been a very busy fortnight.

Pic details in ALT. From a day in a fave spot a few years back.

Have a great day
Luv&peace
❤️
Lakeside grasses backlit in afternoon sun of a winter day, near Oishi Koen at Kawaguchiko. Mount Fuji and the lake are in the background, defocused due to the large aperture on the telephoto lens I used for this shot. The water fountain (temizuya) and ladles (okiyome) at Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine (北口本宮冨士浅間神社). a fave spot of mine in Fujiyoshida City near Mount Fuji. Have done all sorts of shoots here over the years, including trucks, cars (McLaren and others), and portraits. Mount Fuji from near Oishi Koen at Kawaguchiko. Shot on a long lens so we see just the upper half and peak of the south east side of the mountain. With dramatic clouds along that whole side, light glinting off the snow pack and a deep blue sky.
July 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
cosmic-faerie.bsky.social
真言宗の東寺派の正法寺へ行った。観音菩薩に祈れた。美しい石園や歌う竹があった。二社の稲荷神社もあった。
Temizuya with yellow and white chrysanthemums and red camellias floating in it. Statue of a Monk over a grove with besutiful yellow flowering trees. Another temizuya with pink and white flowers Garden outside the temple, you can see moss, gravel, and lots of greenery as well as stone lanterns and other decorative elements. In the far back you can see part of a traditional sand garden.
August 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
bcxsanson.bsky.social
You ready?

Have some fireworks and a happy lunar new year to my exchange partner
@sproutingliliums.bsky.social as well as the rest of the #kacchako fam! 🎆🎇🧧
Here is my entry for #kchklunarlove
Hope y’all have a great year ahead of you! 🐍
Katsuki and Ochako stand under the cover of the Temizuya roof playfully bickering/flirting as the sky illuminates with fireworks erupt behind them ringing in the year of the snake. Pink text in the left lower quadrant reads: „Happy Lunar New Year 2025“ Katsuki wear a traditional garment in his trademark colour by designer Sasori Nimaru as indicated by their name embroidered in his sleeves and her two trademark black dots. Meanwhile Ochako wears a kimono with galaxy theme with white roses decorating her obi and hair. Bakugo leans casually against one of the four pullovers supporting the roof whilst Ochako has pinned him with a smirk and a Kabedon in place, a challenging smile on her lips.
January 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
cosmic-faerie.bsky.social
北野天満宮へ行って末試験の合格の御祈祷をした。絵馬を書いて、梅酒を受けた。青紅葉も見た。いいだった。
Temizuya with sunflowers and a bull statue wearing a red bib Close up of the sunflowers in the Temizuya, alongside some hydrangeas and other flowers. Ao Momiji Ao Momiji, sun filtering through the tops of trees
November 13, 2024 at 10:01 PM
ainunooni.bsky.social
Me gustaría hacer un último apunte y es que cerca de los arcos torii suele encontrarse el temizuya, una fuente dedicada a las abluciones. El agua es en elemento esencial en las religiones, ya que se asocia a conceptos como la purificación, el agua como dadora de vida y demás.
Imagen extraída de Wikipedia
October 21, 2024 at 8:57 AM
cosmic-faerie.bsky.social
満足稲荷神社へ行った。一つの面白いことは誰でも一年中に大祓ができる。形代を選んで手水舎に入れた。卯年の絵馬は兎と狐を描いた。他の絵馬はアニメ絵も見た。
Stone lanterns in front of a stone torii with a vermillion torii behind it that has a shimenawa hanging on it. Temizuya with a large metal dragon and bamboo. You can also see the ladle sitting on the bamboo Paper katashiro dissolving at the bottom of the Temizuya Ema hanging up with 2 massive strands of the 1000 paper cranes. You can see some of the ema have anime fox-girls drawn on them
May 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM