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What to See in Miyazaki - Top Sights and Attractions

Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Miyazaki (Japan). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Peace Tower, Sadowara Castle, and Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History. Also, be sure to include Miyazaki-jingū in your itinerary.

Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Miyazaki (Miyazaki).

Peace Tower

Peace Tower
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Yasuhiro no Kibashira is a pagoda located in Heiwadai Park in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. Its current name is "Peace Pagoda". It is also known as the "Tower of Eight Kinds and One World" because of the four characters "Hakko Ichiu" carved on the front.

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Sadowara Castle

Castle in Miyazaki, Japan
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Castle in Miyazaki, Japan. Sadowara Castle is the earthly remains of a castle structure in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

It was the home castle of the Ito clan and later was controlled by the Shimazu clan. Shimazu Toyohisa was command of the castle.[1]

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Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History

Museum in Miyazaki, Japan
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Also known as: 宮崎県総合博物館

Displays of artifacts and historic houses. Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History is a prefectural museum in Miyazaki, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Miyazaki Prefecture. The museum opened in the grounds of Miyazaki Jingū in 1971.[2]

Address: Miyazaki, 2-44 Jingū

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Miyazaki-jingū

Shinto shrine in Miyazaki, Japan
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Also known as: 宮崎神宮

Shinto shrine in Miyazaki, Japan. Miyazaki-jingū is a Shinto shrine located in Miyazaki, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Jimmu, Ugayafukiaezu and Tamayori-bime.[3]

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Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum

Art museum in Miyazaki, Japan
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Also known as: 宮崎県立美術館

Contemporary works by regional artists. Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum was established in Miyazaki, Japan, in 1995. The collection focuses on artists from or associated with Miyazaki Prefecture and also includes works by Picasso, Klee, and Magritte.[4]

Address: Miyazaki, 3-210 Funatsuka

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Eda Shrine

Shinto shrine in Miyazaki, Japan
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Also known as: 江田神社

Shinto shrine in Miyazaki, Japan. Eda-jinja is a Shinto shrine located in Miyazaki, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Izanagi.[5]

Address: 127 Awagigaharacho, 880-0835 Miyazaki

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Seagaia Ocean Dome

Hotel in Miyazaki, Japan
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Also known as: シーガイア

Hotel in Miyazaki, Japan. The Seagaia Ocean Dome, was one of the world's largest indoor waterparks, located in Miyazaki, Japan. The Polynesia-themed Ocean Dome, which was part of the Sheraton Seagaia Resort, with the world's biggest retractable roof, which was opened and closed according to the weather conditions; 12,000 square metres of sandy beach, crushed from 600 tonnes of stones; an "ocean" six times larger than an Olympic pool, filled with 13,500 tonnes of unsalted, chlorinated water kept hot at 28deg C, equipped with a wave-machine with 200 variations, and listed in the Guinness World Records as the biggest simulated pool. This 850-acre resort in Miyazaki, on the southern island of Kyushu, boasts five hotels, several golf-courses, a botanical park and a zoo; but due to bankruptcy, the dome was later bought by Ripplewood, an American private-equity fund, in 2001 for 16.2 billion yen, which was less than 10% of its construction costs of 200 billion yen. Ripplewood had also invested an additional 3.5 billion yen on renovations for the dome; but even after the remodeling of the resort, the hotel closed down with liabilities of 276 billion yen.

The Ocean Dome water park, which opened in 1993 along with the rest of the complex, was visited by 1.25 million people in the peak year of fiscal 1995. Other accommodations within the area include the Seaside Hotel Phoenix, the Sun Hotel Phoenix, and the Cottage Himuka, with 14 cottages in a wooded setting. Depending on the season, entrance cost for the simulated dome was ¥2600 ($21.17) for an adult and ¥1600 ($13.03) for a child. The water park was closed in 2007 by Phoenix Resort K.K. The Seagaia Ocean dome was demolished in 2017, a year after the hotel had received major renovations which did not include the dome.[6]

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Heiwadai Park

Heiwadai Park
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Heiwadai Park or Miyazaki Peace Park is a municipal park in Miyazaki, Miyazaki on Japan's Kyushu Island. A popular honeymoon destination for Japanese couples, the park's Peace Tower has generated controversy because of its place in Japanese history.[7]

Address: 1-1-2 Shimokitakatamachi, 880-0035 Miyazaki

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Aoshima

Aoshima
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Aoshima is an island located in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The island has a surface area of 4.4 hectares and a height of 6 metres. The island is part of the Aoshima Shrine. The neighbourhood Aoshima of Miyazaki consists of the island and the opposite coastal strip, where the Aoshima Subtropical Botanical Garden is located.[8]

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BonBelta xi guan

BonBelta xi guan
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Shopping centre, Shopping

Address: 3-10-32 Nishi Tachibanadori, 880-0001 Miyazaki

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Gong qi xian li tu shu guan

Gong qi xian li tu shu guan
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Library

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