kanji tsukubai_Tsukubai / Wash baisin

Tsukubai is a shorter type of chozubachi(stone washbasin) whose height makes ones to squat – tsukubau in Japanese – to use it. It is provided in the tea garden for guests to purify themselves by washing their hands before attending a tea ceremony.

Gallery

  • tsukubai at Ryoan-ji

    Zeni-gata Style
    Ryoan-ji temple in Kyoto

  • tsukubai at Jomyoji

    Kesa-gata Style
    Jyomyo-ji Temple in Kamakura

  • tsukubai at Katsura Imperial Village

    Nijyumasu-gata Style
    Katsura in Kyoto

  • tsukubai at Kennin-ji Temple

    Ichimonji-gata Style
    Kennin-ji Temple in Kyoto

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