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 An ornate golden war memorial

An ornate golden war memorial fence with various religious symbols

The nose and whiskers of a sleeping Galapagos sea lion

The steel and glass vaulted ceiling above a train platform

Top End newspaper bulletins proclaim crocodile attacks on people

Silhouette of a Nubian vulture as it lands on a thorny acacia tree

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 An ornate golden war memorialEma 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.