Chƍzu-ya or temizu-ya is a Shinto water ablution pavilion

Chƍzu-ya or temizu-ya (手氎舎) is a Shinto water ablution pavilion for a ceremonial purification rite known as temizu or chƍzu (手氎, lit. ’hand-water’). The pavilion contains a large water-filled basin called a chƍzubachi (æ‰‹æ°Žé‰ą, lit. ’hand water basin’). At shrines, these chƍzubachi, are used by worshippers for washing their…