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Miyazaki City
Miyazaki Prefecture · City
- Core city
- Prefectural capital
Official websiteMiyazaki Prefecture page
Miyazaki City, capital of Miyazaki Prefecture, has the Oyodo River crossing the southern Miyazaki Plain into the Hyuga Sea. Sights include Aoshima Island, ringed by the "Devil's Washboard" rocks, Miyazaki Jingu, and the Ikime Kofun Cluster. It is known as a training camp site for professional baseball and soccer, and its winter-spring cucumber harvest ranks 1st in Japan.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
IslandAoshimaisland in Japan
Shinto shrineMiyazaki JinguShinto shrine in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
CastleSadowara CastleJapanese castle in Miyazaki city, Miyazaki prefecture
Shinto shrineAoshima ShrineShinto shrine in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
GardenHeiwadai Parkmunicipal park on Japan's Kyushu Island
ParkMiyazaki City Ikimenomori Sports Parkpark in Japan
Shopping centerAEON MALL Miyazaki
Burial mound (kofun)Ikime Kofun Clusterkofun in Miyazaki, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Phoenixroadside station in Miyazaki, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Tanoroadside station in Miyazaki, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Takaokaroadside station in Miyazaki, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Miyazaki Prefecture
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