拝所うがんじゅ

noun

place of worship (Okinawa)

Refers to sacred sites in Okinawan folk religion, such as utaki or other ritual spaces. The term is region-specific and not used for standard Japanese shrines or temples.

See also: 礼拝所

• 沖おき縄なわの拝所うがんじゅでは、今いまでも地ち域いきの祭さい祀しが行おこなわれている。

  At Okinawan places of worship, local rituals are still performed today.

• この拝所うがんじゅは、昔むかしから聖せいなる場ば所しょとして守まもられてきた。

  This place of worship has been protected as a sacred site since ancient times.