Ema is small pentagon-shaped wooden plaque dedicate to  Shrine and Temple. 　　 One side of the plaque usually has a picture of horse or the  animal representing the zodiac sigh of that year. On the other side, which is blank, people write their wishes  for wide variety of things, then hang the Ema up the certain  places in the Shrine or Temple. The custom originally came from wealthy people’s practice  of offering real horses when they made wishes. Eventually, this turned into the tradition of giving pictures of  horse, as donating real horses became too much of financial  strain. About us　Tailor-made tour　Self-guided tour　Golf tour　Study tour　Contact us  Kyushu Travel Guide　Suggested itinerary　Blog & local News　About Japan　日本語

Ema (絵馬）…の続きを読む