Charms of Miyazaki

Thanks to the warm tides of the Kuroshio Current in the Pacific Ocean, the area is warm and has some of the longest hours of sunlight in Japan, and this mild climate nurtures a rich natural environment. This favorable climate and environment have enabled Miyazaki Prefecture to develop into a thriving hub for sports camps and marine sports.

Miyazaki is a mountainous prefecture, with abundant, high-quality water flowing from the valleys of the Kyushu Mountains running north-west into the Hyuga Sea as numerous rivers. The Miyazaki Plain and the Miyakonojo Basin stretch out as broad flatlands, with several high mountains. To the north is Mount Sobo and to the south the Kirishima Mountain Range, which is a national park. The coastline is approximately 405 kilometers long, with many inlets and outlets in the north and south. From the center to the south, there is a stretch of beautiful ocean along the coastline known as the Nichinan Coast, a popular tourist destination.

In terms of livestock products, Miyazaki is one of Japan’s top producers of beef cattle, pigs, and broilers^＊. Of these, Miyazaki beef in particular is held in high esteem both in Japan and overseas. Renowned as “the best tasting beef in Japan,” it won the Prime Minister’s Award, the highest accolade, at the National Wagyu Proficiency Show on four consecutive occasions, the first in the competition’s history to achieve this feat. Miyazaki also produces a variety of local dishes, such as chicken nanban (fried chicken with tartar sauce) and hiyajiru (cold soup), as well as shochu, a variety of distilled beverage.

＊Chicken meat produced domestically, which are raised for a short period of time, typically around 50 to 60 days.

Miyazaki, which has many locations associated with the stories of gods and goddesses written in "Kojiki" and "Nihon Shoki," the oldest existing historical books in Japan, is called "a land of myths".