Water Sprout tatsunokuchi

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Water Sprouting Dragon Head
龍の口から水の出る手水鉢
tatsu no kuchi kara mizu no deru choozubachi

tatsu no kuchi 龍の口 the mouth of the dragon
ryuunokuchi, ryuu no kuchi is not a common reading.
water sprouts

This is one of the most common dragon figures to meet at the entrance of a shrine or temple, sprouting water to rinse your hand and mouth and purify yourself.

choozuya, temizuya 手水舎
a small water basin under a roof



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. temizu, choozu 手水 ritual purification of hands - Introduction .


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shizenseki chouzubachi 自然石手水鉢
Lit. natural stone water basins.
A generic name for a water basin, *chouzubachi 手水鉢, in which the addition of a water pool *mizuana 水穴 is the only major change to the original appearance of the stone.
Common types of shizenseki chozubachi include
the *fujigata chouzubachi 富士形手水鉢,
the *sodegata chouzubachi 袖形手水鉢,
the *ichimonji 一文字,
the *shibaonkougata chouzubachi 司馬温公形手水鉢,
the "standing stone shape" tate-ishigata chouzubachi 立石形手水鉢
the "sickle shape" kamagata chouzubachi 鎌形手水鉢, and
the "shell shape" kaigata chouzubachi 貝形手水鉢.
source : JAANUS

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At shrine Kawasaki Hachimangu 川崎八幡神社

. Tsuyama Town, Okayama .

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Doi, Doi Shrine, Doi Jinja, 　土井神社







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the guardian of the temizuya at the shinto shrine
Ohira Hachimangu (大平八幡宮)
David A. LaSpina
source : japandave.com/2012

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. Shrine Omiwa Jinja 大三輪神社 .
Nara

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岡山八幡社 Okayama Hachiman Sha,
Aichi 　愛知県幡豆郡吉良町大字岡山字八幡山8番

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Fushimi Inari Shrine compound

Descended from heaven,
a compassionate Ryu gives awakened strength to the pilgrims souls ...

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Joys of Japan, 2012


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