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Miyazaki

Tropical palms and prize-winning jitokko chicken

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Top Attractions in Miyazaki

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Miyazaki Top 10

  1. Ikoma Plateau Cosmos Festival
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    Ikoma Plateau Cosmos Festival

    Activities
  2. Obi Town - the 'Kyoto of Kyushu'
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    Obi Town - the 'Kyoto of Kyushu'

    Nichinan
  3. Ama-no-Iwato
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    Ama-no-Iwato

    Takachiho
  4. Hiking in Beautiful Kaeda Valley
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    Hiking in Beautiful Kaeda Valley

    Beauty & Spa
  5. Takachiho Yokagura
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    Takachiho Yokagura

    Takachiho
  6. Aoshima's Hidden Japanese Garden
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    Aoshima's Hidden Japanese Garden

    Beauty & Spa
  7. Takachiho Gorge
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    Takachiho Gorge

    Takachiho
  8. Trip to Takachiho
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    Trip to Takachiho

    Takachiho
  9. Hinokage Chestnut Festival
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    Hinokage Chestnut Festival

    Culture
  10. Aoshima Rocks
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    Aoshima Rocks

    Activities

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About Miyazaki

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Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kyushu
Island Kyushu
Capital Miyazaki
Population 1,135,233
Area 7,735.31 km²

Take a look around Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県, Miyazaki-ken) and you’ll see why it was a very popular honeymoon destination during the 1960’s (before Okinawa was returned to Japan and international travel became more affordable). Takachiho Gorge and Aoshima Island are both extremely beautiful sights, while the Udo Jingu, dedicated to Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan, is built in a cave on a cliff.

The prefecture’s warm climate, exotic Phoenix palm trees, and delicious mango fruit will give you the illusion of being in a tropical country. And speaking of food, some can’t-miss Miyazaki dishes are chicken nanban and niku-maki onigiri, both of which go very well with shochu sake, which the prefecture is renowned for. 

The prefecture is still a great resort spot today, and if you want to escape the hustle and bustle of Japan’s big cities, then Miyazaki is the place to go.

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