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Before we began classes at our new Japanese school building in Fukuoka, we asked a shinto priest to come and perform an \u5fa1\u7953 (oharai)<\/a> spiritual cleansing ceremony. This is often done for buildings, and also for people and things too.<\/p>\n

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The ceremony took about twenty minutes. Staff stayed to listen, and the effect of the chanting was quite hypnotic – some staff felt a little dizzy partway through!<\/p>\n

Video of part of the ceremony is here:
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