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The Tennô-ji was one of three Buddhist temples in [[Shuri]] associated with the Second Shô Dynasty royal family of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]. While the [[Engaku-ji]] enshrined the spirits of past kings, and the [[Tenkai-ji]] those of the unmarried children of the royal family, the Tennô-ji was dedicated to the spirits of the kingdom's queens.

The Tennô-ji was one of three Buddhist temples in [[Shuri]] associated with the Second Shô Dynasty royal family of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]. While the [[Engaku-ji]] enshrined the spirits of past kings, and the [[Tenkai-ji]] those of the unmarried children of the royal family, the Tennô-ji was dedicated to the spirits of the kingdom's queens.

The temple is believed to have been founded around 1470, by King [[Sho En|Shô En]]. Following the [[Ryukyu shobun|dissolution of the kingdom]] in [[1879]], Tennô-ji became the private temple of the Shô family, but it was sold off soon afterwards. The main building was relocated elsewhere, and re-established as a school, while the original location became in 1933 the site of a Methodist Church, which continues to operate on that site today. Sections of the temple's stone foundation walls are still visible along Ryûtan-dôri.

The temple is believed to have been founded around 1470, by King [[Sho En|Shô En]]. Following the [[Ryukyu shobun|dissolution of the kingdom]] in [[1879]], Tennô-ji became the private temple of the Shô family, but it was sold off soon afterwards. The main building was relocated elsewhere, and re-established as a school, while the original location became in 1933 the site of a Methodist Church, which continues to operate on that site today. Sections of the temple's stone foundation walls are still visible along Ryûtan-dôri (the main avenue running through the Tônokura-chô neighborhood of Shuri).

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