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[[File:Oki-shrine.jpg|right|thumb|320px|One of several approaches to Oki-gû]]
[[File:Oki-shrine.jpg|right|thumb|320px|One of several approaches to Oki-gû]]
[[File:Okigu-former.JPG|right|thumb|320px|A small stone marking the original site of Oki Shrine, today located within the Naha Wharf Container Shipping area]]
*''Japanese'': 沖宮 ''(Oki-guu)''<ref>In the [[1605]] ''[[Ryukyu shinto ki|Ryûkyû Shintô ki]]'' by the monk [[Taichu|Taichû]], this shrine is identified as 洋 rather than 沖. Yokoyama Manabu 横山学, ''Ryûkyû koku shisetsu torai no kenkyû'' 琉球国使節渡来の研究, Tokyo: Yoshikawa kôbunkan (1987), 52.</ref>
*''Japanese'': 沖宮 ''(Oki-guu)''<ref>In the [[1605]] ''[[Ryukyu shinto ki|Ryûkyû Shintô ki]]'' by the monk [[Taichu|Taichû]], this shrine is identified as 洋 rather than 沖. Yokoyama Manabu 横山学, ''Ryûkyû koku shisetsu torai no kenkyû'' 琉球国使節渡来の研究, Tokyo: Yoshikawa kôbunkan (1987), 52.</ref>
Oki Shrine is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Naha]], and is counted among the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines|Eight Shrines of Ryûkyû]].
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.
Though originally located within the grounds of the Buddhist temple [[Rinkai-ji]], on a spit of land sticking out into Naha Harbor, the shrine was moved in [[1908]] onto the grounds of [[Asato Hachimangu|Asato Hachimangû]] in order to develop the harbor. 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]].
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]].