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Temizuya

Literal Translation

(手水舎) The water basin near the entrance of a Shinto shrine used for ritual hand purification before approaching the main hall. The specific purification sequence — pour over left hand, right hand, into the left hand to rinse the mouth — is a Shinto ritual.