#temizu

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A chōzuya or temizuya is a Shinto water ablution pavilion for a ceremonial purification rite known as temizu. Water-filled basins, called chōzubachi, are used by worshippers for washing their left hands, right hands, mouth and finally the handle of the water ladle to purify themselves before approaching the main Shinto shrine. Originally, this purification was done at a spring, stream or seashore and this is still considered the ideal.

中世社格制度。 神宮。33社。日本書記では3社（伊勢、石神、出雲）。鹿島、香取（平安時代）。 勅祭社。（ちょくさいしゃ）。16社。二十二社3、一宮6、別表14。 二十二社（1081年。上七社、中七社、下八社。勅祭4、別表神社19。伊勢神宮、奈良と京都。滋賀の日吉神社、大阪の住吉大社、兵庫の廣田神社）。 名神大社。730年。古代社格。中世以降は明神。全て式内社。 一宮神社。120社。国で一番有力な神社。国司が一番初めに参拝。平安時代後期。 総社。国司がまとめて1つの場所に神拝した神社。不明な場合もあり。

艮神社。広島県福山。明治時代以前の名前は牛頭天王社（ごづてんのうしゃ）。 1110年頃建立。福山城の鬼門。福山最古。開運神社。スサノオ。 手水舎。 鳥居にしめ縄。 Ushitora Shrine. Fukuyama, Hiroshima.

  Here is a solution by Takamitsu Shrine in Mitaka, Tokyo: suggesting visitors disinfect their hands in lieu of temizu!

(Taken at Shitennoji Temple in Osaka, Japan on October 2, 2015)

Temizu (water fountain) at Kameido Tenjin (亀戸天神社) in Tokyo. 亀 = kame = turtle. Note the turtle's flowing tail. That means it's a man-nen-kame (万年亀) or a 10 000-year-old turtle. The "tail" is actually moss growing on its back, symbolizing a long life.