絵馬Ema (wooden wish plaques)
Small wooden plaques where visitors write wishes and hang them near the main hall.
How to recognise it
- Rows of wooden plaques hanging on racks
- Pictures on one side, handwriting on the other
Where to see it
Nikkō Tōshō-gūFushimi Inari TaishaItsukushima Shrine (Miyajima)Kasuga TaishaGakudo, Votive Tablet Display HallMeotodaikokusha ShrineItsukushima Shrine: Image of Tokiwa Gozen (Ema Images)Itsukushima Shrine: Komochi YamaubaItsukushima Shrine: Images of Three Lucky GodsItsukushima Shrine: Images of the Thirty-Six Immortals of PoetryDaishoin: Chokugando HallKama Hachimangu: The Sickle Shrine
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