tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29649912.post115857868030414327..comments2009-03-14T06:00:26.576-07:00mackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11449285267381261685noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29649912.post-67005213012874605322009-03-14T06:00:00.000-07:002009-03-14T06:00:00.000-07:00Thank you for visiting my blog!<BR/><BR/>The custom of scooping out and splashing water in front of the entrance is come from the Japanese tea ceremony, one of the essence of Japanese culture. In the tea ceremony, hosts splash water in front of the entrance to let guests know that hosts are ready to do the ceremony and that guests can enter whenever they want. <BR/><BR/>So splashing water by shop owners are partly intended to let customers know they are ready to open their shops.<BR/><BR/>I hope you enjoyed staying Tokyo!!mackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11449285267381261685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29649912.post-62104614524500304142009-03-14T01:42:00.000-07:002009-03-14T01:42:00.000-07:00Hello<BR/><BR/>Very interesting blog entry. Thanks for writing it. I just returned from Tokyo and when I was in Ginza, I saw a shop owner walk out to the front of his shop with a pan of water, scoop out some and splash it in front of the whole entrance, and also clap. Could you explain why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29649912.post-618290227241614172009-01-15T02:26:00.000-08:002009-01-15T02:26:00.000-08:00wua ha ha ha !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29649912.post-1592365029681766442007-10-31T11:48:00.000-07:002007-10-31T11:48:00.000-07:00It sounds like a more ecological way to live...in harmony with the world around.Princess Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178263734982687383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29649912.post-54117209711667794052007-10-29T21:30:00.000-07:002007-10-29T21:30:00.000-07:00shinto sounds wierd, i like Jesus moreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com