January 31, 2010 | In: Customs and traditions , standards of education in Japan , several

Behavior in the temples.

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Here leave some indication of how our respects at the shrines we visited, these shrines are places of worship but there are tourists coming into them like theme parks. These actions indicated below express respect regardless of your religious beliefs.

A - IN THE TORII

A Tori (Japanese鸟居) is a traditional Japanese bow is usually located at the entrance to Shinto shrines (Jinja), marking the border between the profane and the sacred space. They consist of two columns on which are supported by two parallel beams, frecuentementes colored shades of red or vermilion. Some have written boards mounted between the horizontal bars.

Bow at Torii
Reverence

1.	A bow when you enter.
2.	A bow when you leave.

B - IN TEMIZUYA (source):

A chōzuya or temizuya (手水舎) is a Shinto source for ablutions to perform the purification ceremony known as temizu. The purification process should be done before approaching the main sanctuary or shaden (社殿). This symbolic purification is usually carried out before all the chapels including many Buddhist temples and religious houses of some new different kinds. The Temizuya often in a outdoor area where water fills troughs of stone, this water can take with wooden bowls.

Formerly this purification was carried out in natural springs on the banks of rivers or on the beach and this approach still considered as the ideal.

Rinse hands and mouth.

1.	Rinse your left hand.
2.	Rinse your right hand.
3.	Pour water into your left hand.
4.	Rinse your mouth with this water.
5.	Rinse your left hand again.
6.	Rinse the bowl. (Pour the remaining contents in the soil).

Do not touch the bowl directly to the lips and especially not to the source LANZÉIS COINS.

C - IN THE TEMPLE:

Once in the temple performs these actions:

Present your respects

1.	Deposited some money in the offertory.
2.	Make two bows.
3.	Day 2 claps.
4.	Make a wish if you want.
5.	Take a bow.

Please do not take pictures in the sanctuary or near the door.

Other indications:

We must preserve the dignity of these sacred sites so you have to eat, drink and smoke only in the sites listed for it.
Usually it is forbidden to take photos or record video within its walls or whenever there is a roof over your head.
The photos from the outside if allowed.