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Shikina Shrine is a Shinto shrine in [[Naha]], [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], counted as one of the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines|Ryûkyû Eight Shrines]].
Shikina Shrine is a Shinto shrine in [[Naha]], [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], counted as one of the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines|Ryûkyû Eight Shrines]].
A frequent site of the devotions of the King of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] himself, Shikina Shrine is said to have been established, along with its associated Buddhist temple, [[Jin'o-ji|Jin'ô-ji]], as part of efforts by King [[Sho Gen|Shô Gen]] (r. [[1556]]-[[1572]]) to pray for the health of his eldest son, Shô Kôhaku<!--尚康伯-->, who was gravely ill at that time.
A frequent site of the devotions of the King of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] himself, Shikina Shrine is said to have been established, along with its associated Buddhist temple, [[Jin'o-ji|Jin'ô-ji]], as part of efforts by King [[Sho Gen|Shô Gen]] (r. [[1556]]-[[1572]]) to pray for the health of his eldest son, Shô Kôhaku<!--尚康伯-->, who was gravely ill at that time.
From the time of King [[Sho Ken|Shô Ken]] ([[1644]]) onwards, the king regularly visited the shrine in the first, fifth, and ninth months every year.
From the time of King [[Sho Ken|Shô Ken]] ([[1644]]) onwards, the king regularly visited the shrine in the first, fifth, and ninth months every year.