Japanese women teaching children to wash hands before entering a Buddhist temple
Shintoism, Buddhism and Confucianism are three main religions practiced in Japan during the Showa era. Japanese women teach their children how to perform the Chozu-ya (a Shinto ritual for washing hands and mouth) using a water ladle at a chozubachi (large water-filled basin) outside a Buddhist temple. Children and women wash their hands before entering temple. Japanese worshippers bow inside a Buddhist temple. A stone statue of Buddha outdoors. Women bow in front of the main altar. A group of Shinto priests posing outside a building. Location: Japan. Date: 1935.