Formal — to staff
Temple · Shrine
You
すみません、こちらの水屋（てみずや）の正しい作法を教えていただけますか？
すみません、こちらのてみずやのただしいさほうをおしえていただけますか？
Excuse me, could you please tell me the correct etiquette for using this purification fountain?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kochira no temizuya no tadashii sahō o oshiete itadakemasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Hai, mazu migite de hishaku o tori, hidarite, migite no jun ni kiyomete kudasai. Saigo ni kuchi o susuguide, hishaku o modoshimasu.
Reply
はい、まず右手で柄杓を取り、左手、右手の順に清めてください。最後に口をすすいで、柄杓を戻します。
はい、まずみぎてでひしゃくをとり、ひだりて、みぎてのじゅんにきよめてください。さいごにくちをすすいで、ひしゃくをもどします。
Yes, first, take the ladle with your right hand, purify your left hand, then your right hand. Finally, rinse your mouth and return the ladle.
Gesture & etiquette
Point gently towards the 'temizuya' (purification fountain).
Do not drink directly from the ladle. Do not touch the ladle to your mouth. When rinsing your mouth, cup water in your hand and gently rinse, spitting the water near the drain, not back into the basin. Return the ladle with its handle cleaned.