Temple 17 Photographs
Temple 17 Photographs
Photo 1: Jizo with Senjafuda
The picture shows a stone Jizo statue, wearing a red bib and hat. Parents put these garments there to either thank him for saving a child from illness or to ask him to protect a child in the after-life. In the background there are several senjafuda. These are stickers or scraps of paper that bear the names of worshippers, and they are posted around the temple.
Photo 2: Ema
This picture shows a votive tablet known as an ema. These small wooden plaques were traditionally used by Shinto worshippers who would write their prayers and wishes on the plaque before leaving it hanging at a temple. This particular ema features the character Menma from the anime Anohana: The Flower we Saw That Day.
Photo 3: Kasuga-doro
This last picture features a pedestal lantern known as a Kasuga-doro. Named after Kasuga-taisha, it is a very common at both temples and shrines. The umbrella is small and has either six or eight sides with warabite at the corners. The fire box is either hexagonal or square with carvings representing deer, the sun or the moon. Tall and thin, it is often found near the second tori gate of a shrine.
The picture shows a stone Jizo statue, wearing a red bib and hat. Parents put these garments there to either thank him for saving a child from illness or to ask him to protect a child in the after-life. In the background there are several senjafuda. These are stickers or scraps of paper that bear the names of worshippers, and they are posted around the temple.
Photo 2: Ema
This picture shows a votive tablet known as an ema. These small wooden plaques were traditionally used by Shinto worshippers who would write their prayers and wishes on the plaque before leaving it hanging at a temple. This particular ema features the character Menma from the anime Anohana: The Flower we Saw That Day.
Photo 3: Kasuga-doro
This last picture features a pedestal lantern known as a Kasuga-doro. Named after Kasuga-taisha, it is a very common at both temples and shrines. The umbrella is small and has either six or eight sides with warabite at the corners. The fire box is either hexagonal or square with carvings representing deer, the sun or the moon. Tall and thin, it is often found near the second tori gate of a shrine.
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