Temples in Okinawa Prefecture by Municipality | For Ancestor Research and Finding a Family Temple

Temples in Okinawa Prefecture by Municipality | For Ancestor Research and Finding a Family Temple Temples lists

Note: This is a provisional (unofficial) English translation of the Japanese page published on our Japanese site (Japanese original). The Japanese original takes precedence. The translation may be revised without notice.

This page lists the temples in Okinawa Prefecture by municipality. Use it as a starting point when searching for an ancestral family temple (bodaiji) or the location of its death registers (kakochō).

Please note
• This list is based on temple names registered in map data (OpenStreetMap) and does not cover every temple in Okinawa Prefecture (currently 39 entries). Many temples are missing in some areas.
• “Location” is the municipality and district (“oaza” or town name) worked out from the position on the map, not a full street address. The sect is shown only for temples that have a registered value.
• Temple names, sects and locations are shown in the original Japanese as registered. Please check with the temple or the local government for current information before visiting or making inquiries.

Temples by Municipality

Naha City (13) / Ginowan City (1) / Ishigaki City (4) / Urasoe City (1) / Nago City (4) / Itoman City (2) / Okinawa City (1) / Tomigusu City (1) / Uruma City (3) / Miyakojima City (1) / Kin Town (1) / Ie Village (1) / Yomitan Village (1) / Chatan Town (1) / Kitanakagusu Village (1) / Yonabaru Town (1) / Yaese Town (2) / Yonaguni Town (1)

Naha City 那覇市 (13 temples)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
天界寺 Rinzai Zen (臨済宗) 那覇市首里 Map
真如苑 — 那覇市おもろまち三丁目 Map
聖現寺 — 那覇市字上之屋 Map
万福寺 — 那覇市字仲井真 Map
八幡神徳寺 — 那覇市字安里 Map
袋中寺 — 那覇市字小禄 Map
臨海寺 — 那覇市曙一丁目 Map
大典寺 — 那覇市松山一丁目 Map
護国寺 — 那覇市若狭一丁目 Map
安国寺 — 那覇市首里寒川町一丁目 Map
万松院 — 那覇市首里当蔵町三丁目 Map
円覚寺総門 — 那覇市首里当蔵町二丁目 Map
西来院 — 那覇市首里赤田町一丁目 Map

Ginowan City 宜野湾市 (1 temple)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
高台山源空寺 Jodo (浄土宗) 宜野湾市嘉数一丁目 Map

Ishigaki City 石垣市 (4 temples)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
川平観音堂 — 石垣市字川平 Map
冨崎観音堂 — 石垣市字新川 Map
日蓮正宗唱行寺 Nichiren (日蓮宗) 石垣市字石垣 Map
桃林寺 Rinzai Zen (臨済宗) 石垣市字石垣 Map

Urasoe City 浦添市 (1 temple)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
本願寺沖縄別院 — 浦添市伊祖五丁目 Map

Nago City 名護市 (4 temples)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
弘泉寺 — 名護市大西三丁目 Map
久志観音堂 — 名護市字久志 Map
凌雲院 — 名護市字屋部 Map
千眼寺 — 名護市港一丁目 Map

Itoman City 糸満市 (2 temples)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
泰眞寺 — 糸満市字真栄里 Map
沖縄菩提樹苑 — 糸満市字米須 Map

Okinawa City 沖縄市 (1 temple)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
龍福寺 — 沖縄市泡瀬二丁目 Map

Tomigusu City 豊見城市 (1 temple)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
金龍寺 — 豊見城市字嘉数 Map

Uruma City うるま市 (3 temples)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
伊計権現堂 — うるま市与那城伊計 Map
沖縄観音寺 — うるま市与那城平安座 Map
真栄寺 — うるま市字栄野比 Map

Miyakojima City 宮古島市 (1 temple)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
金剛禅寺 Zen (禅宗) 宮古島市上野 Map

Kin Town 金武町 (1 temple)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
金武観音寺 — 金武町字金武 Map

Ie Village 伊江村 (1 temple)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
照太寺 — 伊江村字西江前 Map

Yomitan Village 読谷村 (1 temple)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
何我寺 — 読谷村字波平 Map

Chatan Town 北谷町 (1 temple)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
樹昌院 — 北谷町字大村 Map

Kitanakagusu Village 北中城村 (1 temple)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
城徳寺 — 北中城村字安谷屋 Map

Yonabaru Town 与那原町 (1 temple)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
浄光寺 — 与那原町字与那原 Map

Yaese Town 八重瀬町 (2 temples)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
琉国院南龍寺 — 八重瀬町字具志頭 Map
通天寺 — 八重瀬町字後原 Map

Yonaguni Town 与那国町 (1 temple)

Temple name Sect Location (district) Map
与那国心照寺 Shugendo (修験道) 与那国町字与那国 Map

Temple Map

The temples in the lists above are shown as pins (nearby pins are grouped into numbered clusters; zoom in to separate them).


Temple locations and names: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) / Municipality determination: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) reverse geocoder API

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