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Water fountain heads at Nine-Headed-Dragon Shrine in Japan #182856199
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One of nine dragon heads used at the purification fountain where you wash your hands before approaching the Nine-Headed-Dragon Shrine [KuzuryÃ
«-jinja], which is one of many sub-shrines at the Hakone Shrine complex. Dragons are a common motif at the water fountains [chozuya or temizuya] of many Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. In Japanese mythology, dragons were considered to be deities of