Japanese Wishboards Photo

Photographer’s Note

These were wishboards seen in a Shinto shine in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo - the biggest garden in Japan. These 'wish boards' are sold at shrines throughout Japan - anyone can buy a blank board for a few hundred yen and write any kind of hope or desire, then hang it on special wooden boards. If you look through these, you'll see all kinds of different wishes, in all different languages - anything from hoping to pass a test to prayers for dying relatives. This one near the top caught my eye with its heartwarming message.

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siolaw (25832) 2006-04-17 22:59

hello Yulia.
welcome in TE..
a nice first pic..well harp and good colors...i think you shouldn' t have cut the lower row of wishes..and try and get as many of them as possible in the frame...
keep it up,,,
all the best
laurent

Klapaucius (623) 2006-04-18 7:54

Hi Yulia,

Welcome to TrekEarth!

Nice shot... but framing is off. You have cut the bottom of the wishboards. Also, it is possible to post the image slightly larger. This would make it easier to read the boards outselves.

I remember when I was there. This is at the Meiji Shrine, in Asakusa, if I am not mistaken. At least, I do not know of a wishboard area in Yoyogi Park (also in Asakusa). The one at Meiji Shrine was huge. I wish I had had the time to make my own wishboard and put it on. I can see that non-Japanese tourists have put their wishes on there.

You get a :D because reading the wishes made me smile.

Keep it up!
-Richard