page_title: Okinawa Shrine
hierarchical_section_title: Okinawa Shrine
caption_attribution_description: English: Haiden, Okinawa Jinja, Shuri, Okinawa, Japan 日本語: 沖縄神社拝殿
context_page_description: Okinawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Established at the end of the Taishō period on the site of Shuri Castle, the main hall of which was reused as the haiden, the shrine buildings were destroyed in May 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa. Both castle and shrine have since been rebuilt while this phase has been written out of the "official history" currently told at Shurijō Castle Park.
context_section_description: Okinawa Shrine (沖縄神社, Okinawa Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Established at the end of the Taishō period on the site of Shuri Castle, the main hall of which was reused as the haiden (hall of worship), the shrine buildings were destroyed in May 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa. Both castle and shrine have since been rebuilt while this phase has been written out of the "official history" currently told at Shurijō Castle Park.
caption: Okinawa Shrine haiden, formerly the main hall of Shuri Castle, before the Battle of Okinawa; visible in the photo are the shrine temizuya, tōrō, shimenawa, and offering box[1]
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