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43. Praying Instructions

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If you feel compelled to adhere to the local habits, here are the instructions on how to pray at a Shinto temple. Note that the order is right-to-left.

(The instructions talk about a box and a rope to ring a bell, and indeed, you can expect these at a Shinto temple. But somehow, I took the previous photo so that these details were left out to focus on the rest.)