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Tokyo, Japan, ritual to purify the pilgrim. In Japanese, it's called "Temizuya" or "Chozuya" at Ueno Onshi Park. Kiyomizu Kannon-do in Ueno was built in the image of Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto on a smaller scale. This temple is now recognized as a national treasure and one of the oldest surviving temples in Tokyo.