Biei Shrine
美瑛神社
Naminoue Shrine
Okinawa's most important Shinto shrine perches dramatically on a coral cliff above Naminoue Beach — one of the few city beaches in Japan. Originally a sacred site of the native Ryukyuan religion, facing Nirai Kanai (the mythical paradise beyond the sea), it blends Ryukyuan and Shinto spiritual traditions in a way found nowhere else in Japan. Destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, it was rebuilt in 1953.
Source: Buddhist temple Gokoku-ji founded on the site by monk Raiju from Satsuma; Shinto elements added later.
Formally established as a Shinto shrine under the Imperial Household Agency.
Destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa.
Rebuilt on the original cliff-top location.
The shrine faces Nirai Kanai — the Ryukyuan mythological paradise beyond the sea, from which all life originates.
Source: tradition
It is one of the Eight Shrines of Okinawa (Ryukyu Hachisha) — the historically most important shrines of the old Ryukyu Kingdom.
Source: documented
Location Coordinates
26.2206, 127.6714
1-25-11 Wakasa, Naha, Okinawa 900-0031
Ryukyu
Asahibashi Station (Okinawa Monorail)
24 hours (office 9:00–17:00)
Mostly accessible
Okinawa's sacred cliff-top shrine blending Ryukyuan and Shinto traditions above a city beach.
美瑛神社
伊佐須美神社
三峯神社
筑波山神社
王子神社
白山比咩神社
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Okinawa's most important Shinto shrine perches dramatically on a coral cliff above Naminoue Beach — one of the few city beaches in Japan. Originally a sacred site of the native Ryukyuan religion, facing Nirai Kanai (the mythical paradise beyond the sea), it blends Ryukyuan and Shinto spiritual traditions in a way found nowhere else in Japan. Destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, it was rebuilt in 1953.
Naminoue Shrine is located in Naha, Okinawa. The full address is: 1-25-11 Wakasa, Naha, Okinawa 900-0031.
The enshrined deities are: Izanami no Mikoto, Kumano Sanjo Gongen (Three Kumano Deities), Kotosakao.
Naminoue Shrine is known for: protection nationale, prosperite generale, bonne peche, voyage sur mer.
The nearest station is Asahibashi Station (Okinawa Monorail). It is about a 15-minute walk from the station.