Practitioners of Japanese mathematics dedicated ema called sangaku, with the solution of the problem they solved written, while in Japanese martial arts such as kenjutsu (fencing) and jujutsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon), ema with wooden swords such as halberd or sticks for bojutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon) attached to a list of pupils were dedicated.
和算家は、自分が解いた問題の解法を書いた算額という絵馬を奉納し、日本武術では剣術、柔術などで薙刀など木刀や棒術の棒を門人の一覧に付した絵馬を奉納した。