Backed by the mountains, facing the sea! Experience the romance of the mountains and the sea in Miyazaki, which is full of southern flavor!

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📝 Don't miss the Miyazaki Sightseeing Train

The limited express train “UMIYUKI YAMAZUKI”.

✍🏻 Stops along the way: Miyazaki - Minami-Miyazaki - Tadayoshi - Kokoro no Kuni - Aoshima - Kitago - Luffa
Hinano - Aburayasu - Minamigo
For detailed train information, lunch reservations, etc., please see the following link.
https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/trains/umisachiyamasachi/index.html

Located in the southern part of Miyazaki Prefecture, the Nichinan Coast is the Hinata Beach coastline that spans the cities of Miyazaki, Nichinan, Nango-cho, and Kushima, and the surrounding area has been designated as the Nichinan Coast National Designated Park.

The limited express train “Kaisaiyama Yuki”, which travels leisurely along the coast of Nichinan, looks like a moving vacation house. The body of the train is made of a lot of cedar, a Miyazaki specialty, and from a distance it looks like a lovely block. Inside the train, the wooden seats and interiors add to the resort atmosphere, and the faint scent of cedar floats around the train, creating a unique atmosphere.

The train has only two cars named “Yamayuki” and “Umiyuki”. Through the windows, you can see the clear sea of Nichinan and the forest of Lohi no Mori. In particular, the Oni no Washboard, a natural wonder, is the highlight of the trip.

Train-limited food tour

The first train delicacy is Miyazaki's locally brewed “Sun Beer,” a lager that has won gold medals in Japan's two major domestic craft beer competitions for its water quality. Mango soda, a local specialty, can be purchased on board, and is a tasty juice drink made by adding carbonation to sweet mangoes from Miyazaki Prefecture, making it perfect for summer.

If you want to experience Japan's unique train bento culture, you can order the “Umeyuki Yamayuki Bento” (reservations are required), which combines the double flavor of Miyazaki's mountain and sea delicacies in a single box.

🤗 Miyazaki's Southern Charm

Miyazaki City

Warm climate and clear blue sea

Enjoy the tropical atmosphere of Miyazaki and refresh your body and mind.

Aoshima-kun

Address: Aoshima-ku, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki

Access: About 10 minutes on foot from JR Aoshima Station

Not far from the coast of Miyazaki City, Aoshima is a small island with a circumference of 1.5 kilometers, connected to the mainland by the Yayoi Bridge, where subtropical plants can be seen everywhere, and the whole area is surrounded by a spectacle known as “Onigiri no Washboard”.

Aoshima Shrine is located in the center of the island and has long been known as a shrine for happy couples, so many couples come to visit.

Aojima Beach

Address: 2-233 Aojima, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki Prefecture

Access: About 10 minutes on foot from JR Aoshima Station

Aoshima Beach has been selected as one of the 100 best beaches in Japan. In addition to swimming and playing in the sand, it is also a famous destination for sea sports such as surfing and stand-up paddle boarding!

Phoenix Hikia Resort

Address: Hamayama, Yamazaki-cho, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki Prefecture

Access: About 25 minutes by car from JR Miyazaki Station.

A super high-rise building that rises up in front of you and stands among 700 hectares of black pine forests that stretch north and south is the Phoenix Hekia Resort, an international resort located in the northeastern part of Miyazaki City.

As the largest integrated resort in Kyushu, it offers a wide range of services such as gyms, club lounges, conferences, banquets, weddings, and spa facilities, including the Sheraton Hotel, a renowned golf course, and the Banyan Tree Spa.

🤗 The charm of Miyazaki's traditional culture

Nichinami City

Experience history and culture at the same time

Relax by the sea

Udo Shrine

Address: 3232 Oaza Miyaura, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture

Access: From the bus center in front of JR Aburayuzu Station, transfer to the route bus “Miyazaki Station/Kuko Station Line” and get off at Udo Shrine.

Get off at Udo Jingu and walk for about 10 minutes.

In the middle of the cliff facing Hinami Beach, there is a huge sea stone cave, and a few steps down the cliffside, you can see the main hall of Udo Jingu, which is one of the few shrines in Japan that has a “descending hall” (the main hall is lower than the torii). This is one of the few shrines in Japan where the child of Yukihiko Yamaguchi and Princess Toyotamahime, the goddess of the sea in Miyazaki mythology, was born, and it is a place to pray for a safe birth and marriage.

Lively Castle Shimo-cho

Address：9-1-14, Asohata, Hinami-shi, Miyazaki-ken

Access：Approx. a 5-minute ride from JR Asohata Station.

This area once flourished as a castle town of the Ito clan, who were the lords of the Ashikaga domain. Today, the gate structure symbolizing a samurai's residence and the charming stone walls still stand in the townscape of Lohi, giving it an old-fashioned atmosphere and making it the “Little Kyoto” of Kyushu. You can enjoy walking, eating, and looking at various Japanese-style stores. If you are tired of walking, you can take a rickshaw, which is the happy life of the people in the old town.

🤗 Japan's No. 1 Wagyu beef is here.

Taste of Miyazaki

When you go to Miyazaki, you can't miss these specialty flavors!

Miyazaki Beef

Miyazaki Beef is one of the best Wagyu brands in Japan. A national competition is held every five years, which is called the Olympics of Wagyu, and Miyazaki Beef has won the highest honor, the Prime Minister's Award, for four consecutive times, which means that it is the number one brand in Japan.

Charcoal Grilled Chicken

One of Miyazaki's representative dishes, featuring only Miyazaki ground chicken, marinated and grilled over charcoal, the meat is chewy and juicy.

Nanban Chicken

A famous Miyazaki dish that is said to have originated in the 1960's. It is popular to serve crispy fried chicken with a vinegar-based dressing or tartar sauce.

Mango

Mangoes have become a household name in Japan when you think of Miyazaki. Miyazaki mangoes are harvested only after the fruit has fully ripened on the tree and the tip has naturally shriveled, and they taste sweet and have a delicate, soft texture.