Let's visit Ryukyu Eight Shrines and eat Okinawa Soba!

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This shrine, next to Ameku Seigen-ji (buddhist temple), has a red torii gate as a landmark, and you can find it when you go downstairs protected by Shisa at the left side of torii gate.
It is said that this shrine was built between 1465-1487, and there are Honden (the main shrine), Haiden (the front shrine) and so on.
If you go downstairs more, you can find Utaki, a sacred place of Ryukyuan religion.

Address:3-19-3, Tomari, Naha

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This is only one of 8 shrines dedicated to Yahata no Kami (god), and he is known as god of war.
This shrine was built in 1466, and is actually next to a Day-Care Center, so you may see children playing here.

Address:3-19-14, Asato, Naha

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This shrine is located in Sueyoshi Park, on the top of the mountain deep in the park, so let's walk hard to reach there!
It was built in about 1456 and actual buildings were restored with foundation stones and materials that remained after war.
You will have a marvelous view on Naha city from here.

Address:1-8, Sueyoshi, Naha

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Please take a rest here to taste Okinawa Soba.
This is a very popular restaurant so there are always long lines!
This restaurant serves quantity limited and it's closed when all soba is sold out, so let's not arrive so late.

Address:Concert Gallery Shiroma 1F, 1-7, Shuriakata, Naha
Phone number:098-884-0556
Open hours:11:00 - approximately 14:00
Closed:Sunday and Holiday
HP:http://shurisoba.shop-pro.jp/

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Sho-gen (a king of Ryukyu Kingdom) built here Shikina-gu and Jinno-ji, because his son, who was sick, got well when he prayed.
You find Haiden (the worship hall) after 2 trii gates.

Address:4-1-43, Hantagawa, Naha
Phone number:098-853-7225
HP:http://sikinagu.com/

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This shrine was built in 1451 at this place, where Amaterasu-omikami (goddess of the sun) appeared and a sacred tree was enshrined at first.
If you go upstairs at left side of Haiden (the worship hall), you can arrive at the top of the Tento-san, sacred mountain and will have a splendid view on Naha city.
If you are tired, let's take a rest at the cafe "Oki no Tchaya".

Address:44 Ohnoyama, Naha
Phone number:098-857-3293
HP:http://okinogu.or.jp/

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サムネイル

At last, you arrive at "Naminoue-gu" on the cliff of Naminoue Beach, the most popular and the most important of Ryukyu Eight Shrine.
This shrine is familiar to Okinawa's people who call it "Nanmin-san".
Let's visit here while listening to wave sound.
You can try "Omikuji", fortune-telling paper in English, in Chinese, and in Taiwanese!

Address:1-25-11, Wakasa, Naha
Phone number:098-868-3697
HP:http://naminouegu.jp/index.html