Tsukubai (蹲踞) or a washbasin at the entrance of Soihoji, Kokedera moss garden in Kyoto. Visitors purify themselves water before entering.

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Location: Saihoj-ji Temple, Kyoto
Photo credit: © Magda Rittenhouse / Alamy / Afripics
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