Votives, or prayer tablets, at Kasuga Wakamiya shrine in Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Small fox figurines as marriage votives, Fushimi Inari shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Heart shaped votives wishing good luck to new marriages at Kasuga Wakamiya Shrine in Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Stone lanterns and heart-shaped votives wishing good luck to new marriages at Kasuga Wakamiya Shrine in Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Votives (Ema prayer tablets) at Toshogu Shrine in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Votives (Ema prayer tablets), with prayers and wishes for success at Kitano Tenmangu Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Votives, or prayer tablets, at Kasuga Wakamiya shrine in Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Votives (Ema prayer tablets), with prayers and wishes for success at Kitano Tenmangu Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Votives (Ema prayer tablets), with prayers and wishes for success at Kitano Tenmangu Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Votives (Ema prayer tablets) at Zenkyoan temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia