Big Wooden Ema at Asakusa Shrine with message Ganbarou Nihon, in support of the affected regions by the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake

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Asakusa Shrine (浅草神社), also known as Sanja-sama ("Shrine of the Three gods"), is one of the most famous Shinto shrines in Tokyo, Japan. Located in Asakusa, the shrine honors the three men who founded the Sensō-ji. It is located on the east side of Senso-ji. The shrine is also one of the few rare buildings in the area to have survived the Tokyo air raids of 1945. Despite so, it is often often overlooked by visitors who will visit the better known and more visible Senso-ji. Like all shrines and temples in Japan, followers can write their messages to god on an ema. Ema (絵馬) are small wooden plaques on which Shinto worshippers write their prayers or wishes. The ema are then left hanging up at the shrine, where the kami (spirits or gods) receive them.

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Size: 4752px × 3168px
Location: 2-26-1, Asakusa, Taitō-kuTokyo 111-0032, Japan
Photo credit: © Moonie's World Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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