Ameku Shrine

The main hall at Ameku Shrine

• 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.

External Links

• Ameku Shrine on Google Maps