Shuri St. Andrew’s Church

Shuri St. Andrew’s Church is a church in Naha, Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Shuri St. Andrew’s Church is situated nearby to the museum Shuri castle park, as well as near Naha City Josei Elementary School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shureimon and Shuri Castle.

Shureimon

City gate

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Shureimon is a gate in the Shuri neighborhood of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was the second of Shuri Castle's main gates. Now it is the main gate to the castle complex. Shureimon is situated 130 metres southeast of Shuri St. Andrew’s Church.

Shuri Castle

Castle

Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shuri Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in the historic Shuri district of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, before becoming largely neglected. Shuri Castle is situated 410 metres southeast of Shuri St. Andrew’s Church.

Sonohyan-utaki

Place of worship

Photo: Nnh, Public domain.

Sonohyan-utaki is a sacred grove of trees and plants of the traditional indigenous Ryukyuan religion. It is located on the grounds of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa, a few paces away from the Shureimon castle gate. Sonohyan-utaki is situated 170 metres southeast of Shuri St. Andrew’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haebaru and Kumemura.

Haebaru

Town

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Haebaru is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2025, the town has an estimated population of 41,585 and a density of 3,865 persons per km2. Haebaru is situated 3½ km south of Shuri St. Andrew’s Church.

Kumemura

Quarter

Kumemura was an Okinawan community of scholars, bureaucrats, and diplomats in the port city of Naha near the royal capital of Shuri, which was a center of culture and learning during the time of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Kumemura is situated 4 km west of Shuri St. Andrew’s Church.

Nishihara

Town

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Nishihara is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In the Okinawan language, nishi means "north", as Nishihara was north of the historical Ryukyuan capital of Shuri. Nishihara is situated 4½ km east of Shuri St. Andrew’s Church.

Shuri St. Andrew’s Church

Type: Church
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Naha, Okinawa Island, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

26.21891° or 26° 13′ 8″ north

Longitude

127.71588° or 127° 42′ 57″ east

Open location code

7QR96P98+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1563365979

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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