Miyazaki Hidden Gems
A sunny Pacific coast of surf beaches and palm trees, backed by mythic gorges and shrines tied to Japan's founding legends.
5 spots
Climate & Best Season
Warm, sunny and typhoon-exposed, with the most sunshine hours in Japan and very mild winters. Good year-round.
Famous For (Food)
- Chicken nanban
- Miyazaki beef
- Hiyajiru
- Mango
Signature Sights
- Takachiho Gorge
- Udo Shrine
- Aoshima's 'devil's washboard'
- Nichinan coast
Sun Messe Nichinan — Moai Statues Overlooking Pacific
Sun Messe Nichinan is a hillside park featuring seven full-scale Moai statues — officially licensed replicas of Easter I…
Takachiho Yokagura — All-Night Sacred Dance
Between mid-November and early February, 20 villages across Takachiho hold all-night kagura ceremonies in private homes…
Takachiho Amaterasu Railway — Abandoned Rail Ride
The Takachiho Railway line was permanently closed after a typhoon in 2005 destroyed sections of track. Rather than resto…
Obi Castle Town — Little Kyoto of Kyushu
Obi was a castle town ruled by the Ito clan for over 400 years, preserving Edo-period streetscapes with samurai residenc…
Heiwadai Park — Peace Tower and Haniwa Garden
Heiwadai Park features the Peace Tower (平和の塔) — a 37-meter stone monument built in 1940 to commemorate the 2,600th anniv…