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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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*''Established: 15th century''
 
*''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.
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*Plaques at Tomari Port.
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 21:52, 22 August 2013

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