prayer boards and kimono 絵馬と着物　(ueno, japan)

Posted by timothy (tokyo, Japan) on 9 May 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture.

these wooden boards called ema are used as a medium to offer prayers to heaven. people will write a prayer on the surface, then hang it at a designated location--usually adjacent to a temple.

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