Naminoue Shrine
| Naminoue-gū 波上宮 |
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| Type | Okinawa Prefecture primary shrine |
| Dedicated to | Izanami, Hayatama, Kotosaka |
| Founded | 1890 (as a registered official Shinto shrine) |
| Address | Wakasa, Naha, Okinawa |
 Glossary of Shinto
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Coordinates: 26°13′14″N 127°40′17″E / 26.220636°N 127.671352°E
Naminoue Shrine (波上宮 Naminoue-gū?), literally "Above the Waves Shrine", is a Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, the primary shrine (一の宮 ichinomiya?) in the prefecture. It sits atop a high bluff, overlooking Naminoue Beach and the ocean.
Originally a sacred space of the native Ryukyuan religion, due to its location and natural beauty, it was dedicated to nirai kanai, the mythical source of all life, and to the sea. At some point it came to be known as Hana gusuku and Nanminsan; Nanmin is the Okinawan reading of 波上, meaning "above the waves", which is pronounced as Naminoue in Japanese.
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