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Location: Naha, 오키나와현
Opens at: 여는 시간 09:00
고슈인: 고슈인
Naminoue Gu는 오키나와현 나하시에 위치한 신사로, Naminoue 해변과 바다 위 절벽에 자리하고 있습니다. 오키나와현의 제일신사(一宮)로서 류큐 전통과 연관되어 있으며, 항해 안전, 풍작, 번영을 기원하는 곳으로 알려져 있습니다.
왜 가볼 만한가
- The shrine's name literally means 'above the waves,' and sailors entering Naha Port would look up at it from their ships to pray for safe voyages. The Ryukyuan kings themselves visited every New Year to pray for the entire nation's prosperity.
- Originally a sacred site of Ryukyuan religion dedicated to nirai kanai (the mythical source of all life), the shrine was transformed into a State Shinto institution in 1890 after Japan annexed the Ryukyu Kingdom.
- According to legend, a fisherman caught a mysterious glowing stone that brought him better catches. When the gods stole it back, an oracle appeared at that spot, eventually becoming the shrine known as Nanminsan.
