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Japanese Shrine Wood Plaque Kotohira-gu Kagawa E9-6 Ema Temple Plaque | eBay: Kotohira-gū (金刀比羅宮) is a Shinto shrine in the town of Kotohira in Nakatado District, Kagawa, Japan. Before the Meiji period, Kotohira Shrine was also a Buddhist site as well. Before the Meiji period it was known as Konpira-Daigongen (金比羅大権現), and it stood at the head of the nationwide group of shrines bearing the names Kompira and Kotohira. | eBay!

Japanese Wood Plaque EMA in Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine - Year of Horse (E5-21)

Japanese Wood Plaque EMA in Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine - Year of Horse (E5-21)



This is an "Ema". "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) receive them. They bear various pictures, often of animals or other Shinto imagery, and many have the word gan'i (願意), meaning "wish", written along the side. In ancient times people would donate horses to the shrines for good favor, over time this was transferred to a wooden plaque with a picture of a horse, and later still to the various wooden plaques sold today for the same purpose.

Ema are sold for various wishes. Common reasons for buying a plaque are for success in work or on exams, marital bliss, to have children, and health. Some shrines specialize in certain types of these plaques, and the larger shrines may offer more than one. Sales of ema help support the shrine financially.


******** This Ema is from Sumiyoshi taisha (住吉大社), also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi ward in the city of Osaka, Japan. 

It is called "Sumiyoshi-san" or "Sumiyossan" by the locals, and is famous for the large crowds that come to the shrine on New Year's Day for hatsumōde.

Sumiyoshi taisha enshrines the Sumiyoshi tanjin—Sokotsutsu no Onomikoto, Nakatsutsu no Onomikoto, and Uwatsutsu no Onomikoto—and Okinagatarashihime no Mikoto (Empress Jingū), and they are collectively known as the "Sumiyoshi Ōkami", the great gods of Sumiyoshi. Another term is "Sumiyoshi no Ōgami no Miya".

It gives its name to a style of shrine architecture known as Sumiyoshi-zukuri.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumiyoshi_taisha

It has an image of horse as year of horse and pine tree. 

住吉大社 = Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine

It measures about 9 x 6.8 x 0.6 cm. 

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Dog - Japanese Shrine Wood Plaque EMA Lucky Charm E4-64

Japanese Shrine Wood Plaque Dog EMA Lucky Charm E4-64



This is an "Ema". "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) receive them. They
bear various pictures, often of animals or other Shinto imagery, and
many have the word gan'i (願意), meaning "wish", written along the side.
In ancient times people would donate horses to the shrines for good
favor, over time this was transferred to a wooden plaque with a picture
of a horse, and later still to the various wooden plaques sold today for
the same purpose.

Ema are sold for various wishes. Common
reasons for buying a plaque are for success in work or on exams, marital
bliss, to have children, and health. Some shrines specialize in certain
types of these plaques, and the larger shrines may offer more than one.
Sales of ema help support the shrine financially.


********This Ema is from Narumi Jinja Shrine in Nagoya. Dod is playing a money hammer. They are lucky charms in year of dog.

開運招福 = good luck and happiness

昭和壬戌歳 = year of dog in showa period

成海神社= Narumi Jinja Shrine

It measures about 8.2 x 6.1 x 0.5 cm.


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Horse - Japanese Wood Plaque in Shrine by VintageFromJapan

Japanese Wood Plaque EMA Year of Horse by VintageFromJapan



This is an "Ema". "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) receive them. They bear various pictures, often of animals or other Shinto imagery, and many have the word gan'i (願意), meaning "wish", written along the side. In ancient times people would donate horses to the shrines for good favor, over time this was transferred to a wooden plaque with a picture of a horse, and later still to the various wooden plaques sold today for the same purpose.

Ema are sold for various wishes. Common reasons for buying a plaque are for success in work or on exams, marital bliss, to have children, and health. Some shrines specialize in certain types of these plaques, and the larger shrines may offer more than one. Sales of ema help support the shrine financially.

********There is a horse as lucky charm in year of horse. 

五社稲荷社 gosha inari sha = shrine in Kanagawa enshrined fox. 

It measures about 7.5 cm x 4.9 cm x 0.5 cm. 


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Japanese Wood Plaque EMA Snake Japan E4-16 by VintageFromJapan

Japanese Wood Plaque EMA Snake Japan E4-16 by VintageFromJapan



This is an "Ema". "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) receive them. They bear various pictures, often of animals or other Shinto imagery, and many have the word gan'i (願意), meaning "wish", written along the side. In ancient times people would donate horses to the shrines for good favor, over time this was transferred to a wooden plaque with a picture of a horse, and later still to the various wooden plaques sold today for the same purpose.

Ema are sold for various wishes. Common reasons for buying a plaque are for success in work or on exams, marital bliss, to have children, and health. Some shrines specialize in certain types of these plaques, and the larger shrines may offer more than one. Sales of ema help support the shrine financially.

********There are snake and lucky stone as luck charm. 

寿福 jyufuku = long and happy life

It measures about 9.9 cm x 6.8 cm x 0.5 cm. 

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Vintage Japanese Wood Plaque Tiger Kuwanomi by VintageFromJapan

Vintage Japanese Wood Plaque Tiger Kuwanomi by VintageFromJapan



This is an "Ema". "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) receive them. They bear various pictures, often of animals or other Shinto imagery, and many have the word gan'i (願意), meaning "wish", written along the side. In ancient times people would donate horses to the shrines for good favor, over time this was transferred to a wooden plaque with a picture of a horse, and later still to the various wooden plaques sold today for the same purpose.

Ema are sold for various wishes. Common reasons for buying a plaque are for success in work or on exams, marital bliss, to have children, and health. Some shrines specialize in certain types of these plaques, and the larger shrines may offer more than one. Sales of ema help support the shrine financially.


********This is Ema is from Kuwanomi Dera Temple in Shiga Prefecture. 

平成4年六月六日 = Heisei 4 nen 6 gatsu 6 nichi = June 6th in 4th year of Heisei Period (1992)

参拝 sanpai = pray

There is a tiger on this plaque. 

It measures about 17.7 x 11.7 x 0.6 cm. 

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Hand Painted Japanese Shrine Wood Plaque Aoi by VintageFromJapan

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Japanese Shrine Wood Plaque Yahiko Jinja by VintageFromJapan

Japanese Shrine Wood Plaque Yahiko Jinja by VintageFromJapan

EMA Japanese Shrine Wood Plaques for Making a Wish

This is an "Ema". "Ema" are small wooden plaques on which Shinto worshipers 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, and many have the word gan'i (願意), meaning "wish", written along the side. In ancient times people would donate horses to the shrines for good favor, over time this was transferred to a wooden plaque with a picture of a horse, and later still to the various wooden plaques sold today for the same purpose.



Ema are sold for various wishes. Common reasons for buying a plaque are for success in work or on exams, marital bliss, to have children, and health. Some shrines specialize in certain types of these plaques, and the larger shrines may offer more than one. Sales of ema help support the shrine financially.



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Japanese Shrine Wood Plaque Samukawa Shrine In by VintageFromJapan

This is an "Ema". "Ema" are small wooden plaques on which Shinto worshipers 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, and many have the word gan'i (願意), meaning "wish", written along the side. In ancient times people would donate horses to the shrines for good favor, over time this was transferred to a wooden plaque with a picture of a horse, and later still to the various wooden plaques sold today for the same purpose.



Ema are sold for various wishes. Common reasons for buying a plaque are for success in work or on exams, marital bliss, to have children, and health. Some shrines specialize in certain types of these plaques, and the larger shrines may offer more than one. Sales of ema help support the shrine financially.





********This Ema is from Samukawa Shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a Shinto shrine. The shrine is located on the bank of the Sagami River, about eight kilometers from the river’s mouth. This is a wood plaque in year of pig, Heisei period. 







It measures about 15 x 8.5cm x 1 cm. It is February in the 7th year of the Heisei era (= 1995).




Japanese Shrine Wood Plaque Samukawa Shrine In by VintageFromJapan

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This is an "Ema". "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) receive them. They bear various pictures, often of animals or other Shinto imagery, and many have the word gan'i (願意), meaning "wish", written along the side. In ancient times people would donate horses to the shrines for good favor, over time this was transferred to a wooden plaque with a picture of a horse, and later still to the various wooden plaques sold today for the same purpose.

Ema are sold for various wishes. Common reasons for buying a plaque are for success in work or on exams, marital bliss, to have children, and health. Some shrines specialize in certain types of these plaques, and the larger shrines may offer more than one. Sales of ema help support the shrine financially.

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