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Naminoue Shrine is a shrine located in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. Under the modern shrine ranking system, it is ranked as a Kanpei Shosha (minor shrine) and is currently designated as a beppyo shrine by the Association of Shinto Shrines. Located on a hill overlooking Naha Port, it has been affectionately known as "Nanmin-san" or "Nanmin." It is one of the eight Ryukyu shrines, and has been recognized as the new Ichinomiya of the Ryukyu Kingdom by the National Ichinomiya Association.

Arahito Shrine in Nakagawa City, Fukuoka, enshrines the three Sumiyoshi deities. Shrine tradition relates that the deities appeared in human form and guided Empress Jingu on her voyage about 1,800 years ago, giving rise to the name Arahito, meaning a deity manifest in human form.

Koushi Shrine is located in Mudan Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. It was abandoned after World War II but was rebuilt in 2015 through local efforts and support from Japanese priests. The shrine combines Puyuma tribal traditions with Shinto rituals, worshipping war dead and ancestors.

Mie Prefecture's Gokoku Shrine, located in Tsu City, was founded in 1869 (Meiji 2) and has a long history of enshrining war dead. It originally enshrined over 63,000 war martyrs until World War II, serving as a memorial for fallen soldiers. After the war, it was temporarily renamed "Mie Shrine" but reverted to its original name in 1953 and continues to serve as a memorial site.

Located in Nagae, Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, this shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane. The stone steps within the shrine grounds are famous as a filming location for movies such as "Transfer Student" (Tenkosei).