Ema, with prayers of worshippers written on one side and on the other an image of Admiral Togo, at Togo Shrine, Tokyo, Japan.

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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. They bear various pictures, often of animals or other Shinto imagery.

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Size: 3455px × 4608px
Location: Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan
Photo credit: © John Steele / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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