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| + | [[File:Ameku.JPG|right|thumb|320px|The main hall at Ameku Shrine]] |
| + | *''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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− | Ameku Shrine is a [[Kumano]] shrine located in the [[Tomari]] neighborhood of [[Naha]]. It is counted as one of the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines|eight shrines of Ryûkyû]] (琉球八社, ''Ryûkyû hassha''). | + | Ameku Shrine is a [[Kumano]] shrine located in the [[Tomari]] neighborhood of [[Naha]], and associated with the neighboring Buddhist temple [[Seigen-ji (Okinawa)|Seigen-ji]]. It is counted as one of the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines|eight shrines of Ryûkyû]] (琉球八社, ''Ryûkyû hassha''). |
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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. It was moved to its current location in [[1734]].<ref>Gallery labels at [[Tamaudun]].[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15282268389/sizes/h/]</ref> |
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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. |
| + | *Plaques at Tomari Port. |
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| ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
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| [[Category:Shrines]] | | [[Category:Shrines]] |
| [[Category:Ryukyu]] | | [[Category:Ryukyu]] |
| [[Category:Muromachi Period]] | | [[Category:Muromachi Period]] |