Enshrined Deities

At Okinogu, a sacred spirit tree was first enshrined, and its root source is said to be Tentozan in Onoyama.

The deity who dwells there is praised in Shinto as Amaterasu Omikami, and in Okinawan expression as Tenjukume Ryuguo Ongami.

The shrine teaches that the crest of Okinogu symbolizes the Sun, the Moon, and the Sacred Mirror.

At the central seat of the main sanctuary, three female deities from different divine ages are enshrined.

At Okinogu, sacred time is understood in three phases: the ancient age, the middle age, and the present age, and each deity descends in relation to one of these ages.

In Okinogu's teaching, the Second Divine Generation refers to the children born from the first father and mother deities and to the goddesses who became their spouses.

They are said to protect the directions of Rat, Ox, and Tiger, and are enshrined as divine couples in the subsidiary Sumiyoshi Shrine.

The Third Divine Generation refers to the children born from the divine couples of the previous age. They are revered as deities who protect the twelve directions of the world in which we live.

Gongendo is a sacred hall where guardian deities connected to one's zodiac sign are revered and where prayers are entrusted for the ancestors.

The twelve zodiac signs are grouped in harmonious triads known as sango: Monkey-Rat-Dragon, Tiger-Horse-Dog, Boar-Rabbit-Goat, and Snake-Rooster-Ox. Signs within the same triad are believed to share deep affinity and strengthen one another.