Difference between revisions of "Ameku Shrine"
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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]] | ||
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*''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)'' | ||
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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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 20:52, 22 August 2013
- Established: 15th century
- Other Names: 天久聖現寺 (Ameku seigen ji)
- 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. It is counted as one of the 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.
Though destroyed in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, it was rebuilt in 1972.
References
- "Amekugû." Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
- Plaques at Tomari Port.
