Dragon Fountain, Akimiya

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A carved dragon's head spouts steaming hot springs water at the chozuya or hand-washing trough at Akimiya, Suwa Taisha, Shimosuwa, Nagano, Japan. September 4 2008

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Skye Hohmann

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chozuya, temizuya, cleanse, cleansing, dragon, Japan, travel, Shrine, Shinto, pure, purify, water, hot water, hot spring, Akimiya, Suwa Taisha, Suwa Shrine, steam, clean, ritula, religion