Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Ema (Wooden plaque / Shinto)

In Meij shrine / Ema surrounding the sacred tree
people dedicate to the shrine as a sign of appreciation of prayer or prayer fulfillment.
Half of ema( a votive picture of a horse) is not Japanese in Meiji shrine

From old times horse is sacred as vehicle of God in Japan,
ema was spread to the general public in the Kamakura period(1185-1333)
Happy's words side by side is the same
There's an old saying that spirits dwells in the words

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