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It is unclear when Rinkai-ji was first built, though references to it date back at least as far as [[1609]], the location "Rinkai," and the existence of a temple there, being mentioned in ''[[Kyan nikki]]''. However, a temple bell dating to [[1459]] is also associated with the site, indicating the possibility that Rinkai-ji dated back that far as well.
It is unclear when Rinkai-ji was first built, though references to it date back at least as far as [[1609]], the location "Rinkai," and the existence of a temple there, being mentioned in ''[[Kyan nikki]]''. However, a temple bell dating to [[1459]] is also associated with the site, indicating the possibility that Rinkai-ji dated back that far as well.
The temple is featured in "The Sound of the Lake at Rinkai" (臨海湖声, ''Rinkai kosei''), one of [[Hokusai]]'s ''[[Ryukyu hakkei|Ryûkyû Hakkei]]'', or "Eight Views of Ryûkyû," a series of landscape prints published in [[1832]].
In [[1908]], due to construction in the port, the temple was moved to the Naha neighborhood of Sumiyoshi-chô, where it came to incorporate a number of [[Shinto shrine]]s, including a [[Kumano gongen]] shrine, and a [[Hachiman]] shrine; as a result of its newfound association with [[Shinto]], the temple was renamed Oki-gû, or Oki Shrine.
In [[1908]], due to construction in the port, the temple was moved to the Naha neighborhood of Sumiyoshi-chô, where it came to incorporate a number of [[Shinto shrine]]s, including a [[Kumano gongen]] shrine, and a [[Hachiman]] shrine; as a result of its newfound association with [[Shinto]], the temple was renamed Oki-gû, or Oki Shrine.