Ema is a small wooden plate which people write their wishes on and dedicate to the shrine to pass important exams or to have good health, safe childbirth, or success in love. Choose a shrine and ema that matches your wish.
It is also important to visit the shrine to give thanks if the wish you wrote on the ema comes true.
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