Naminoue Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, the ichinomiya of the prefecture. It sits atop a high bluff, overlooking Naminoue Beach and the ocean.
Shunten , also known as Shunten-Ō , was a legendary ruler of Okinawa Island. Shunten is the earliest chief in Okinawa for whom a name is known. He is said to have taken power after defeating an usurper to the throne by the name of Riyū who had overthrown the 25th king of the Tenson dynasty.
Shunten's enthronement in 1187
Urasoe yōdore, mausoleum of Shunten and other Ryūkyūan rulers