Formal — to staff
Temple · Shrine
You
すみません、手水舎の正しい使い方を教えていただけますか？
すみません、てみずやのただしいつかいかたをおしえていただけますか？
Excuse me, could you please tell me the correct way to use the purification fountain?
Romaji: Sumimasen, temizuya no tadashii tsukaikata o oshiete itadakemasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Hai, mazu migite de hishaku o mochi, mizu o kunde hidarite o kiyome, tsugi ni hidarite de hishaku o mochi, migite o kiyomemasu.
Reply
はい、まず右手で柄杓を持ち、水を汲んで左手を清め、次に左手で柄杓を持ち、右手を清めます。
はい、まずみぎてでひしゃくをもち、みずをくんでひだりてをきよめ、つぎにひだりてでひしゃくをもち、みぎてをきよめます。
Yes, first hold the ladle with your right hand, scoop water and purify your left hand, then hold the ladle with your left hand and purify your right hand.
Gesture & etiquette
Point towards the temizuya or make a scooping motion with your hand.
Do not drink directly from the ladle or put the ladle directly to your mouth. Do not splash water excessively.