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Sueyoshigu

Okinawa · Naha · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 末吉宮

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WHAT TO DOSueyoshigu

It stands at the end of a stone stairway through the forest. A stone ramp of a form peculiar to Ryukyu survives.

WHEREOkinawa

Southern Okinawa Island · Naha

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It stands at the end of a stone stairway through the forest. A stone ramp of a form peculiar to Ryukyu survives.

About this place

Sueyoshi Shrine (末吉宮, Sueyoshi-gū; Okinawan: Shīshi-gū) is a Shinto shrine in the Shuri-Sueyoshi neighborhood of the city of Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Its grounds were designated a National Historic Site in 1972. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on November 23. It is one of the Eight Shrines of Ryūkyū, a group of eight shrines that were officially supported by the Ryukyu Kingdom. These official shrines received salaries and maintenance expenses for their priests from the royal court,

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Founded:15th century Shrine rank:Eight Ryukyu Shrines Designation:Historic Site Blessings:Warding off evil

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