Hidden Gems Across Japan
20 spots found in Miyazaki
Miyazaki Beef — Premium Wagyu Experience
Miyazaki beef (宮崎牛) is one of Japan's top-grade wagyu brands, winning the national wagyu competition (Wagyu Olympics) in…
Omi Shrine — Sunrise Power Spot
Omi Shrine (大御神社) is a coastal Shinto shrine perched on rocks directly facing the Pacific Ocean, famous as one of Japan'…
Aoshima Island — Tropical Island Shrine
Aoshima is a small island (1.5km circumference) connected to the mainland by a walking bridge, famous for two features:…
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…
Miyazaki Jingu — Grand Shrine in the Forest
Miyazaki Jingu is one of Kyushu's most important shrines, dedicated to Emperor Jimmu — Japan's legendary first emperor w…
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…
Miyazaki City Phoenix Zoo — Flamingo Paradise
Miyazaki City Phoenix Zoo is set on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean, housing 1,200 animals with particular focu…
Amano Yasukawara Cave — Mythological Gathering Site
Amano Yasukawara (天安河原) is a large riverside cave along the Iwato River, believed to be the site where 8 million kami (g…
Udo Jingu Shrine — Cliffside Cave Sanctuary
Udo Jingu is one of Japan's most dramatically sited shrines — built inside a seaside cave carved into volcanic cliffs, w…
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
Takachiho Yokagura (夜神楽, 'night kagura') is a sacred Shinto dance-drama tradition performed all night (sunset to dawn) a…
Cape Toi (Misaki Horses)
Cape Toi (Toi Misaki) is famous for its free-roaming Misaki horses — one of Japan's eight native horse breeds. Around 10…
Kirishima Onsen Village
The Kirishima volcanic highland is home to some of Kyushu's most celebrated hot spring villages. The Kirishima-Kinkowan…
Ogura Honten — Birthplace of Chicken Nanban
Ogura Honten is the legendary restaurant that invented Chicken Nanban with tartar sauce — one of Japan's most beloved co…
Gunkei Kakushigura — Hidden Jidori Chicken Den
Tucked inside a narrow alley off Chuo-dori, Gunkei Kakushigura is one of Miyazaki City's most celebrated specialists in…
Suisen — Binchotan Charcoal Chicken Bar
Suisen is an intimate yakitori bar that seats only 20 guests and revolves entirely around Miyazaki chicken grilled over…
Fruits Garden Nagano — Miyazaki Mango Parfait
Miyazaki produces over 60% of Japan's premium Taiyo no Tamago mangoes. Fruits Garden Nagano is a family-run greengrocer-…
Togakushi — Kamaage Udon in a Former Ballroom
Togakushi is Miyazaki City's most beloved udon shop, set in a vast hall that was once a ballroom dance school. Their kam…
Takachiho Gorge
Takachiho Gorge is one of Japan's most dramatic natural landscapes, carved by the Gokase River through ancient volcanic…