habits and customs of people in Japan related to usage of water resources
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As an island nation, Japan is deeply connected to water in many ways. It has a long running cultural history where water and life have been closely interlinked.
The Shinto religion of Japan is has quite deeply rooted traditions of cleansing rituals or Harae, which involve cleansing of the mouth and the hands. There is another known tradition, called the misogi, which involves purification of the devotee by standing under the waterfall.
Japan has many different representations of water in its ancient and modern art, and the most popular motif used is the wave.
The purity of water and its usage also play a significant role in the traditional Japanese cuisine, called as Washoku. It forms the essential base of Dashi (the heart of all Japanese cuisine) and soups like suimono and miso.
Japan greatly revers all its natural resources immensely, including water.