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Ema are small wooden plaques where Shinto worshippers write prayers or wishes. They are left hanging at the shrine, where the kami, spirits or gods, receive them. Ammameh Top End newspaper bulletins proclaimEma are small wooden plaques where Shinto worshippers write prayers or wishes. They are left hanging at the shrine, where the kami, spirits or gods, receive them. Meiji Shrine, Shinto Shrine, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.