Instruction
When you can't read a language, pictures become essential. Here are a couple of signs I came across in Japan (where the signage in general is AWESOME - and where I am also functionally illiterate :-). The one thing that's helpful to know is that you read top-to-bottom, then right-to-left. So instruction #1 is on the far right, instruction #2 is to its left, and so forth.
Both signs are found at Shinto shrines. The first sign explains how to purify yourself (in preparation for praying and performing any other tasks you have to do there). You rinse one hand, then the other, then the mouth:
Another shrine is well known for its "healing stone". Here it is:
This diagram explains how to obtain the benefit of the stone. No problem if you can't read Japanese, all the basics are there! Just pray for a few moments; rub the stone with your hands; then touch your hands to the afflicted part of your body.
Both signs are found at Shinto shrines. The first sign explains how to purify yourself (in preparation for praying and performing any other tasks you have to do there). You rinse one hand, then the other, then the mouth:
Another shrine is well known for its "healing stone". Here it is:
This diagram explains how to obtain the benefit of the stone. No problem if you can't read Japanese, all the basics are there! Just pray for a few moments; rub the stone with your hands; then touch your hands to the afflicted part of your body.
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