Wooden Ema plaques and Red Torii Gates at the Ohatsu Tenjin Shrine, Osaka, Japan. This is a sub-shrine dedicated to the Inari gods of rice cultivation

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Ohatsu Tenjin is a small Shinto shrine in the centre of Osaka and the the site of a tragic romantic legend, where couples can wish for lasting love. The offficial name is “Tsuyu no Tenjinj". Based on a actual double suicide that occurred within the the boundaries of the shrine in 1703, Chikamastu Monzaemon wrote a puppet show called “Sonezaki Shinju (Double Suicide). In tribute to the heroine “Ohatsu” the shrine became widely known as the “Ohatsu Tenjin”. Ema 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) are believed to receive them.

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Size: 5657px × 3771px
Location: Ohatsutenjin Urasando, 2 Chome-10 Sonezaki, Kita, Osaka, Japan
Photo credit: © GLC Pix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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