<p class="title text-uppercase">japanese spirituality and water</p>
<p>Japan is a country blessed with an abundance of water. The Japanese have not only used water to live, but have traditionally placed it in places to reset one's soul, believing that water has the power to wash away impurities.</p>
<p>Shrines welcome visitors with a fountain to purify their hands, as they switch from the secular world to the sacred. </p>
<p>Through expressing the flow of water with raked gravel, Zen rock gardens allow the beholders to regain peace in their minds.</p>
<p>With numerous natural hot springs available throughout the country, the Japanese also have a deeply rooted custom of taking a bath to wash away the fatigue and recharge for what lies ahead tomorrow.</p>