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- Experience the mythical world of Takachiho Gorge and night kagura
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- Takachiho in Miyazaki is a mysterious place. There are shrines dotting the area dating from mythical times, creating a mysterious atmosphere that cannot be experienced anywhere else. Here, you can fully enjoy the extraordinary in a one-day trip. In the evening, you can experience an enjoyable evening of kagura: sacred music and dance!
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- Scenery and spiritual hot spots in Miyazaki—Make your dreams come true!
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- Along the coastline facing the Pacific Ocean, between the cities of Hyuga and Nichinan in Miyazaki Prefecture, are several spiritual hot spots reputed to make wishes come true, popular as a tourist destination. Enjoy this drive course of spectacular scenery and delicious cuisine, visit a spiritual place and increase your good luck.
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- Miyazaki-jingu Shrine
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- Miyazaki Pref. Miyazakishi Jingu 2-4-1
- A Shinto shrine dedicated to Japan’s first emperor, Emperor Jinmu. Many of the shrine’s buildings are registered as Tangible Cultural Properties, including the main shrine building, which is unusually made with whole cedar logs. The Shinko Festival, a 140 year old festival in which the god of the shrine is paraded outside, is held on a Saturday and a Sunday at the end of October and is one of Miyazaki Prefecture’s top festivals. Oshirafuji, the largest wisteria tree in the country and a designated Natural Monument, stands on the shrine grounds; mid-April is the best time to see it in bloom. A 10-minute walk from JR Miyazaki-Jingu Station.
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- Heiwadai Park
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- Miyazaki Pref. Miyazakishi Shimokitakatamachi EtsukeHasama 6146
- A prefectural park located in a hilly area 60 meters above sea level surrounded by natural forest. The park’s spacious grounds offer a sweeping view of Miyazaki City and its open grass lawn, athletics field, and children’s play area make it a popular destination for a great many visitors from both in and outside the prefecture. The park’s Peace Tower, erected in 1940 to mark the 2,600th year since the founding of Japan, stands 37 meters high. An impressive piece of architecture, its appearance seems to change depending on the viewing angle and the light of the day.
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- Minkaen
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- Miyazaki Pref. Miyazakishi Jingu 2-4-4
- A part of the Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History, the Minkaen, a collection of historic private homes, is the location of Important Cultural Properties such as the Former Fujita Residence and the Former Kuroki Residence. The buildings show what Japan’s ancient thatched roof houses looked like and were moved here from Gokase-cho in the northwestern area of Miyazaki Prefecture.
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- Miyazaki Science Center
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- Miyazaki Pref. Miyazakishi Miyazakiekihigashi 1-2-2
- This science museum has one of the world's largest planetariums. Outside is a 40-meter-tall full-scale mockup of an H1 rocket and inside is a replica of the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander Module. The planetarium shows three shows per day, each approximately 50 minutes long. The shows explore that evening's night sky with explanations from popular characters from space-themed anime. There's also hand on exhibitions, including a simulation where you can try controlling a spaceship, making this a great place to bring kids to. The museum is a two-minute walk from JR Miyazaki Station.
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- Okashinohidaka Honten
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- Miyazaki Pref. Miyazakishi Tachibanadorinishi 2-7-25
- This Japanese sweet shop is famous for its specialty, the nanjakora daifuku (what the heck is this daifuku). The nanjakora daifuku is coarse sweet red bean paste, Japanese chestnut paste, strawberries, and cream cheese wrapped in gyuhi, a type of rice dough. Its uniqueness brought it wild popularity and now the shop also offers a nanjakora choux, a creampuff made with Ogura cream, Japanese chestnut paste, strawberries, and cheese. The cheese manju steamed buns, a Miyazaki favorite, are also popular.
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- Miyachiku
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- Miyazaki Pref. Miyazakishi Matsuyama 1-1-1 Miyazaki Kanko Hotel West Bldg. 2F
- A restaurant specializing in Miyazaki beef located in the West Building of the Miyazaki Kanko Hotel. The teppanyaki performance, in which a dedicated chef cooks select Miyazaki beef right in front of you, is particularly popular. The restaurant is divided into teppanyaki seating which is focused on steak meals, and yakiniku (grill your own barbecue) seating; the restaurant also has seating and private rooms from which you can enjoy a superb view of the Oyodo River. From the reasonably priced lunch steak to extravagant, quantity-limited dinner courses made with the highest class pieces of Miyazaki beef, you can enjoy a meal matched to your budget. A 19-minute walk from JR Miyazaki Station.
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- Anbai
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- Miyazaki Pref. Miyazakishi Chuoudori 7-30 The twilight building 1F
- This popular restaurant serves local favorites such as local fish sashimi caught just that morning, chicken nanban made with local Miyazaki chicken, chicken sashimi, and chilled miso soup. Anbai also stocks over 360 varieties of shochu. The restaurant keeps at least 25 varieties of sake on hand at any time, and with the reasonable prices, you're encouraged to compare and find your favorite. A 17-minute walk from JR Miyazaki Station.
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- Miyazaki Products Shop KONNE
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- Miyazaki Pref. Miyazakishi Miyatachou 1-6 Prefectural Office 8F 1F
- A shop selling local Miyazaki products located on the first floor of Miyazaki Prefectural Government Office Building 8. The shop sells Miyazaki specialties such as local grilled chicken skewers, hyuganatsu pudding, and ripe mango juice; as well as shochu, local beers, and other liquors; and crafts like kagura masks. You can also sample foods and purchase tickets to performances here, making it the perfect place to find a souvenir. A 15-minute walk from Miyazaki Station. If traveling by car, you can park in the prefectural office’s number 1 or 2 visitor parking lot.
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- Aoshima Island
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- Miyazaki Pref. Miyazakishi Aoshima
- Aoshima Island, which has been designated as a National Special Natural Monument, is a small island with a circumference of 1.5 kilometers that is setting of the Umisachi-Yamasachi Legend. Aoshima Jinja Shrine, which is surrounded by the unusual rock formation known as the Devil’s Washboard, enshrines the deities Yamasachihiko, Toyotama-hime, and Shiozutsu no Okami who advised Yamasachihiko to go to the palace of Watatsumi no Kami, and is a popular shrine to pray for matchmaking. The area is inhabited by many spermatophytes and pteridophytes, and is a beautiful small island that still has untouched nature.
Main Area
What is Miyazaki?
An unmissable highlight of Kyushu, Miyazaki prefecture satisfies nature lovers with its dramatic gorges cut out of rugged cliffs, leading into waterfalls and beaches of green-blue water popular among surfers. Takachiho Gorge in the north of the prefecture tells a tale of centuries-old Japanese mythology in a fantastic setting, allowing visitors to explore the waters by boat before heading up to the cave at the Awano Iwato Shrine, where the sun goddess was said to have hidden, plunging the world into darkness.
Miyazaki Overviews
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Getting Around
Located in the southeastern corner of Kyushu, Miyazaki requires a little more dedication to visit than other parts of the country. For those on a tight schedule, flying into Miyazaki Airport is the best option, with affordable 1.5-hour flights available from both Haneda Airport at least once an hour every day. Not particularly well-connected by train, buses are the best way to travel into and around Miyazaki prefecture, though these are infrequent and travel directly between main cities.
How to get to Miyazaki Airport