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Miyazaki

Tropical palms and prize-winning jitokko chicken

About Miyazaki

Things to do in Miyazaki

Miyazaki Top 10

  1. Live Like a Modern Samurai
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    Live Like a Modern Samurai

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

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  3. Aoshima's Hidden Japanese Garden
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    Aoshima's Hidden Japanese Garden

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  4. Takachiho Gorge
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    Takachiho Gorge

    Takachiho
  5. Obi Castle
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    Obi Castle

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  6. Hiking in Beautiful Kaeda Valley
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    Hiking in Beautiful Kaeda Valley

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  7. Udo Jingu: a Rather Unusual Shrine
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    Udo Jingu: a Rather Unusual Shrine

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  8. Explore Miyazaki City
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    Explore Miyazaki City

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  9. Aya, Miyazaki Prefecture: Life in the Countryside
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    Aya, Miyazaki Prefecture: Life in the Countryside

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  10. Aoshima Rocks
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    Aoshima Rocks

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Where to eat in Miyazaki

Chiara Bella
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Chiara Bella

Paul Arenson-Kawano

Chef Fumi, friendly and gifted, with over 10 years experience in central and southern Italy, cooks up a feast for a reasonable price...

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Places to stay in Miyazaki

Guesthouse Heiwa
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Guesthouse Heiwa

Amber Mezbourian

If you’re looking for somewhere comfortable and reasonably priced to stay whilst in the city, a good option is Guesthouse Heiwa.

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About Miyazaki

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 sq. km

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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