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[[File:Oki-shrine.jpg|right|thumb|320px|One of several approaches to Oki-gû]]
*''Japanese'': 沖宮 ''(Oki-guu)''
Oki Shrine is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Naha]], and is counted among the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines|Eight Shrines of Ryûkyû]].
Though originally located within the grounds of the Buddhist temple [[Rinkai-ji]], on a spit of land sticking out into Naha Harbor, in order to develop the harbor, the shrine was moved in [[1908]] onto the grounds of [[Asato Hachimangu|Asato Hachimangû]]; it was designated a [[National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties in Okinawa|National Treasure]] in 1935, but was destroyed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. The shrine was then re-established in 1961, and moved to its current location in Onoyama Park in 1975.
The shrine is dedicated to [[Kumano Gongen]], and was a prominent site for prayers for safe journeys. It is mentioned in the classical song ''[[Nubui kuduchi]]'', a travel song about the journey to [[Kagoshima]].
Constructed on a hillside, the shrine combines typical Japanese Shintô architectural elements, such as the ''[[torii]]'' gates and criss-crossing roofbeams, with traditional Okinawan elements, including red earthenware roof tiles. Upper sections of the grounds also include several small ''[[utaki]]'' (sacred spaces of the native Ryukyuan religion), and a monument or shrine erected in 2003 and dedicated to Okinawa as an "island of world peace."
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40537-storytopic-121.html Oki-gû]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
[[Category:Shrines]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
*''Japanese'': 沖宮 ''(Oki-guu)''
Oki Shrine is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Naha]], and is counted among the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines|Eight Shrines of Ryûkyû]].
Though originally located within the grounds of the Buddhist temple [[Rinkai-ji]], on a spit of land sticking out into Naha Harbor, in order to develop the harbor, the shrine was moved in [[1908]] onto the grounds of [[Asato Hachimangu|Asato Hachimangû]]; it was designated a [[National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties in Okinawa|National Treasure]] in 1935, but was destroyed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. The shrine was then re-established in 1961, and moved to its current location in Onoyama Park in 1975.
The shrine is dedicated to [[Kumano Gongen]], and was a prominent site for prayers for safe journeys. It is mentioned in the classical song ''[[Nubui kuduchi]]'', a travel song about the journey to [[Kagoshima]].
Constructed on a hillside, the shrine combines typical Japanese Shintô architectural elements, such as the ''[[torii]]'' gates and criss-crossing roofbeams, with traditional Okinawan elements, including red earthenware roof tiles. Upper sections of the grounds also include several small ''[[utaki]]'' (sacred spaces of the native Ryukyuan religion), and a monument or shrine erected in 2003 and dedicated to Okinawa as an "island of world peace."
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40537-storytopic-121.html Oki-gû]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
[[Category:Shrines]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]