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Aoshima
Aoshima - Subtropical Island and Devil's Washboard
A small island connected to the mainland by a bridge, surrounded by unique wave-eroded rock forma...
Nichinan Coast
Scenic Coastline with Devil's Washboard Rock Formations
The Nichinan Coast stretches over 100 kilometers along Miyazaki's Pacific shore, famous for its d...
Miyazaki City
Sunshine City of Myth and Nature
Subtropical prefectural capital known for year-round sunshine, mythological sites, mango, and cha...
Sun Messe Nichinan
Moai Statues on Miyazaki's Tropical Coast
Seaside park featuring the only full-size reproductions of Easter Island moai statues officially ...
Ama no Iwato Shrine
Cave Where the Sun Goddess Hid
Sacred shrine marking the cave where the sun goddess Amaterasu hid, plunging the world into darkn...
Miyazaki Shrine
Shrine of Japan's Legendary First Emperor
Grand shrine dedicated to Emperor Jimmu, Japan's mythological first emperor, set in a vast sacred...
Cape Toi
A dramatic cape at the southern tip of Miyazaki where wild Misaki horses roam freely along rugged...
Udo Shrine
A Sacred Shrine in a Sea Cave
Built inside a natural cave overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Udo Shrine is one of Japan's most dram...
Takachiho Gorge
Mythical Volcanic Gorge with Towering Cliffs
A dramatic volcanic gorge with columnar basalt cliffs, a tall waterfall, and rowing boats for a u...
Michi-no-Eki Kitagawa Hayuma
Chicken nanban at Miyazaki's northern gateway
Right at Kitagawa IC, where Route 10 meets the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway, this is the first stop ...
Michi-no-Eki Phoenix
Looking down on the Devil's Washboard
An old clifftop drive-in on the Nichinan coast, about 1 km south of Horikiri Pass. The building i...
Michi-no-Eki Takachiho
Kagura masks and Takachiho beef in the town of myths
On Route 218 in the middle of Takachiho town, this station is easy to spot by its huge kagura-mas...
Shiiba Village
Shiiba: A Heike Love Story, All-Night Kagura and the Last Slash-and-Burn Fields in the Kyushu Mountains
A mountain village in the Kyushu Mountains where, the story goes, a Genji general sent to hunt do...