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*''Japanese'': 安里八幡宮 ''(Azato Hachimanguu)''

*''Japanese'': 安里八幡宮 ''(Azato Hachimanguu)''

Azato Hachiman-gû is a Shinto shrine in the Azato neighborhood of [[Naha]], on [[Okinawa Island]]. One of a group of the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines|eight most important shrines in Okinawa]], it appears in numerous historical sources, including the ''[[Kyuyo|Kyûyô]]'', ''[[Ryukyu shinto ki|Ryûkyû shintô ki]]'', and ''[[Ryukyu koku yurai ki|Ryûkyû koku yurai ki]]'', and is also mentioned in the classical travel song ''[[Nubui kuduchi]]'', in a line which reads ''ayumi yuku yukiba Hachiman [[Sogen-ji|Sugiji]]''.

Azato Hachiman-gû is a Shinto shrine in the Azato neighborhood of [[Naha]], on [[Okinawa Island]]. One of a group of the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines|eight most important shrines in Okinawa]], it appears in numerous historical sources, including the ''[[Kyuyo|Kyûyô]]'', ''[[Ryukyu shinto ki|Ryûkyû shintô ki]]'', and ''[[Ryukyu koku yurai ki|Ryûkyû koku yurai ki]]''.

The shrine was established in [[1466]], during King [[Sho Toku|Shô Toku's]] campaigns to conquer [[Kikaigashima]]. He believed in a promise or agreement with the war god [[Hachiman]] that if he could shoot down a bird with a single arrow, he would successfully subjugate the island, and if not, then his campaign would fail. After successfully shooting down the bird, he established a shrine to Hachiman on that spot. Originally built in the village of Mawashi (now part of Naha City), the shrine was originally dedicated to the gods or spirits of [[Hachiman]] ([[Emperor Ojin|Emperor Ôjin]]), [[Empress Jingu|Empress Jingû]], Ôyorihime, and [[Kumano Gongen]]. It featured a sacred bow & arrow, helmet & armor, and floating bell as its chief objects of worship.

The shrine was established in [[1466]], during King [[Sho Toku|Shô Toku's]] campaigns to conquer [[Kikaigashima]]. He believed in a promise or agreement with the war god [[Hachiman]] that if he could shoot down a bird with a single arrow, he would successfully subjugate the island, and if not, then his campaign would fail. After successfully shooting down the bird, he established a shrine to Hachiman on that spot. Originally built in the village of Mawashi (now part of Naha City), the shrine was originally dedicated to the gods or spirits of [[Hachiman]] ([[Emperor Ojin|Emperor Ôjin]]), [[Empress Jingu|Empress Jingû]], Ôyorihime, and [[Kumano Gongen]]. It featured a sacred bow & arrow, helmet & armor, and floating bell as its chief objects of worship.