Shinto shrine
Okinawa-ken Gokoku Jinja
沖縄県護国神社（おきなわけんごこくじんじゃ）
Naha, Okinawa Prefecture
A shrine in Ōnoyama, Naha, enshrining the spirits of soldiers and military personnel from Okinawa Prefecture who died from the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars through the last great war, of ordinary residents who lost their lives in the Battle of Okinawa, and others.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Enshrined kami: soldiers and military personnel from Okinawa Prefecture who died in national crises from the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars onward, ordinary residents who died in the Battle of Okinawa, and soldiers and military personnel from mainland Japan who died in the Battle of Okinawa
History and things to know
According to the official guide, it began in Meiji 39 (1906), when the prefecture held a "Great Shōkon Festival" here to honor the spirits of the war dead. The shrine building of the Okinawa Prefecture Shōkonsha was built in Shōwa 11, and in Shōwa 14 it was renamed Okinawa-ken Gokoku Jinja. The shrine building survived even the bombardment of the Battle of Okinawa, and after a temporary postwar building, the present shrine building was completed in Shōwa 40.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
It is inside Ōnoyama Park. According to the official guide, cars should enter the park from the torii along National Route 58 and follow the directions of the guards at the gate.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 沖縄県護国神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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