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[[File:Ameku.JPG|right|thumb|320px|The main hall at Ameku Shrine]]
[[File:Ameku.JPG|right|thumb|320px|The main hall at Ameku Shrine]]
*''Established: 15th century''
*''Other Names'': 天久聖現寺 ''(Ameku seigen ji)''
*''Other Names'': 天久聖現寺 ''(Ameku seigen ji)''
*''Japanese'': 天久宮 ''(Ameku guu)''
*''Japanese'': 天久宮 ''(Ameku guu)''
Ameku Shrine is a [[Kumano]] shrine located in the [[Tomari]] neighborhood of [[Naha]], and associated with the neighboring Buddhist temple [[Seigen-ji (Okinawa)|Seigen-ji]]. It is counted as one of the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines|eight shrines of Ryûkyû]] (琉球八社, ''Ryûkyû hassha'').
Ameku Shrine is a [[Kumano]] shrine located in the [[Tomari]] neighborhood of [[Naha]], and associated with the neighboring Buddhist temple [[Seigen-ji (Okinawa)|Seigen-ji]]. It is counted as one of the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines|eight shrines of Ryûkyû]] (琉球八社, ''Ryûkyû hassha'').
The shrine is said to have been established sometime around [[1465]] to [[1487]], and is dedicated to [[Izanami-no-mikoto]], along with two other deities.
The shrine is said to have been established sometime around [[1465]] to [[1487]], and is dedicated to [[Izanami-no-mikoto]], along with two other deities. It was moved to its current location in [[1734]].<ref>Gallery labels at [[Tamaudun]].[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15282268389/sizes/h/]</ref>
Though destroyed in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, it was rebuilt in 1972.
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==References==
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40129-storytopic-121.html Amekugû]." ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'' 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40129-storytopic-121.html Amekugû]." ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'' 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
*Plaques at Tomari Port.
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