hand-washing basin, chouzubachi in japanese, at shrine, with flowers and petals. kanazawa, ishikawa, japan. translation: spirit

ablution basin bright chazuya chouzu chouzubachi clean cleanse flowers gree handwashing ishikawa japan japanese kanazawa kubomachi ladle leaves nature pavilion petals purification religion rite ritual shadow shinto shrine spirit spiritual stream sun temizu temizuya tradition traditional translation trees wash washing worship