| Tennō-ji Japanese: 天王寺 | |
| Location: | Shuri Tōnokura 2-18, Naha, Okinawa prefecture |
| Religious Affiliation: | Rinzai Zen |
| Deity: | Vaiśravaṇa |
| Country: | Japan |
| Functional Status: | Closed as of 1879 |
| Year Completed: | c. 1465 - 1487 |
was a Rinzai Buddhist temple and royal bodaiji of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, located in Naha, Okinawa.
Tennō-ji was the house of Shō En before he ascended the throne. Shō Shin was born here. The house changed in usage and became a Buddhist temple during the reign of King Shō Shin (r. 1477–1526). It also used as bodaiji of Ryukyuan queens. Ryukyuan king should visit Enkaku-ji, Tennō-ji and Tenkai-ji after his genpuku and investiture.[1] [2] [3]
Ryukyu was annexed by Japan in 1879, and Tennō-ji was closed in the same year and buddharupa, spirit tablets and bonshō were moved to Enkaku-ji. The was used as a classroom of a school; the western part of the temple was bought by Methodists who built a church on it.[3] It was destroyed in the 1945 battle of Okinawa.[4]