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[[File:Ameku.JPG|right|thumb|320px|The main hall at Ameku Shrine]]
*''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]]. 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.