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The Upper Shrine was the center of elite education in the kingdom until the establishment in [[1718]] of the Meirindô at the [[Shiseibyo|Shiseibyô]].<ref>Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014.</ref> The stone gate of Kami Tenpi Shrine survives today, attached to the Tenpi Elementary School built on the former site of the shrine. The construction style of the gate indicates a transition at that time (in the early 15th century) from the ''aikata-zumi'' style of stone construction to the ''nuno-zumi'' style.

The Upper Shrine was the center of elite education in the kingdom until the establishment in [[1718]] of the Meirindô at the [[Shiseibyo|Shiseibyô]].<ref>Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014.</ref> The stone gate of Kami Tenpi Shrine survives today, attached to the Tenpi Elementary School built on the former site of the shrine. The construction style of the gate indicates a transition at that time (in the early 15th century) from the ''aikata-zumi'' style of stone construction to the ''nuno-zumi'' style.

The grounds of the Lower Shrine became the site of the first Okinawa Prefectural Normal School (''Okinawa kenritsu shihan gakkô'') in [[1880]], and later a post office. When Tenpi Elementary School was established on the grounds of the Upper Shrine in [[1889]], the images of Tenpi which had been the objects of worship at both shrines were moved to the Tensonbyô, a different Taoist shrine in the area, which was later incorporated into Kumemura's [[Shiseibyo|Confucian Shrine]].<ref>Plaques on-site in Kume district, Naha.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/9526940777/sizes/k/]</ref>

The grounds of the Lower Shrine became the site of the first Okinawa Prefectural Normal School (''Okinawa kenritsu shihan gakkô'') in [[1880]], and later a post office. When Tenpi Elementary School was established on the grounds of the Upper Shrine in [[1889]], the images of Tenpi which had been the objects of worship at both shrines were moved to the Tensonbyô, a different Taoist shrine in the area, which was later incorporated into the Shiseibyô, Kumemura's Confucian Shrine.<ref>Plaques on-site in Kume district, Naha.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/9526940777/sizes/k/]</ref>

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