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The Ryûkyû Eight Shrines are a group of eight [[Shinto]] shrines in [[Okinawa prefecture]] specially designated as being of particular prominence or impo *[[Naminoue Shrine]] - Wakasa, [[Naha]], assoc. with [[Gokoku-ji (Okinawa)|Gokoku-ji]]

...Eight Shrines]]. It is paired with the neighboring [[Buddhist temple]], [[Jingu-ji|Jingû-ji]]. ...uries-old pine trees. Sadly most of these trees were lost in the Battle of Okinawa.<ref>Explanatory plaques, Futenma Shrine.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/tor

...e of a group of the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines|eight most important shrines in Okinawa]], it appears in numerous historical sources, including the ''[[Kyuyo|Kyûy .... After all these shrines and temples were destroyed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, local people built their own temporary unofficial Azato Hachiman shrine, a

...|[[Azato Hachiman-gu|Azato Hachiman Shrine]] in [[Naha]], [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]].]] ...o shrines in Ryûkyû]].<ref>Plaques on-site at Azato Hachiman Shrine, Naha, Okinawa.</ref>

...ga>Conversation with Onaga Yoshiaki 翁長良明 of Narumi-dô antiques shop, Naha, Okinawa.</ref> The one-yen coin used today is dramatically smaller in size, and dra