Gokoku Temple
Gokoku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Naha, Okinawa. Established in 1367, the temple served as a major national temple for the Okinawan kingdom of Chūzan and the unified Ryūkyū Kingdom which would follow.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Gokoku-ji” and “Gokoku-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Naminoue Shrine and Tsushimamaru Memorial museum.
Naminoue Shrine
Shinto shrine
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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.
Tsushimamaru Memorial museum
Museum
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Tsushima Maru was a Japanese passenger/cargo ship that was sunk by the submarine USS Bowfin during World War II, while carrying hundreds of schoolchildren from Okinawa to Nagasaki. Tsushimamaru Memorial museum is situated 120 metres east of Gokoku Temple.
Naminoue Beach
Beach
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Naminoue Beach is situated 140 metres north of Gokoku Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kumemura and Haebaru.
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.
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 7 km southeast of Gokoku Temple.
Yaese
Town
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Yaese is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Yaese was formed on January 1, 2006 by a merger between the town of Kochinda and the village of Gushikami. Yaese is situated 8 km southeast of Gokoku Temple.
Gokoku Temple
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Naha, Okinawa Island, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.22009° or 26° 13′ 12″ northLongitude
127.67158° or 127° 40′ 18″ eastOpen location code
7QR96MCC+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 169954331OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q3109955
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Gokoku Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “護國寺”
- Dutch: “Gokoku-ji”
- French: “Gokoku-ji”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Gokoku-ji”
- Japanese: “Gokoku-ji”
- Japanese: “護国寺”
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