Top Things to do in Miyazaki Prefecture
Top Hotels in Miyazaki Prefecture
- 1. Hotel JAL City Miyazaki
- 2. JR Kyushu Hotel Miyazaki
- 3. Dormy Inn Miyazaki
- 4. Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort
- 5. Ariston Hotel Miyazaki
- 6. Richmond Hotel Miyazaki Ekimae
- 7. Holiday Inn Resort Miyazaki, an IHG hotel
- 8. Kokumin Shukusha Hotel Takachiho
- 9. Aoshima Grand Hotel
- 10. Nichinan Kaigan Nango Prince Hotel
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The 10 Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu
Discover the best top things to do in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan including Amano Iwato Shrine, Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History, Obi, Michi-no-Eki Phoenix, Shusen No Mori, Takachiho Shrine, Miyzaki Science Center, Miyazaki City Tourist Information, AEON MALL Miyazaki, Takachiho Gamadase Market.
Restaurants in Miyazaki Prefecture
1. Amano Iwato Shrine
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 387 reviews
Reviewed By kirstine2013 - Albuquerque, United States
This simple shrine honors the sun goddess, Amasterasu & the cave she hides in during the winter months. In each shrine is a beautiful silver-blue disc representing her power. Every 30 minutes, one of the priests opens the gate behind the shrine so we can view the actual cave (speaks only in Japanese). Leaving the shrine, walk 5 mins down the road to the entrance to a serene river & a different cave. Here there are multiple pagodas. Without any other information, I believe these may represent stone pagados built near other riverbeds, to prevent dead children being taken into hell or the underworld, a pre-Buddhist myth.
2. Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By Wingfield73 - Chiang Mai, Thailand
The Prefecture museum is a model of its type and specialises in the geological and animal life of the province. The friendly staff at the reception hand out a comprehensive guide in English but the explanations on the exhibits themselves are clear. There is a presentation on volcanic activity aimed at children but I found it informative even if it was in Japanese. Well worth spending an hour there.
3. Obi
4. Michi-no-Eki Phoenix
5. Shusen No Mori
6. Takachiho Shrine
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 462 reviews
Reviewed By tanjas662 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Takachiho Shrine, or Ama-no-Iwato-ninja is a place of peace and quiet and contemplation. The Shinto Shrine is honouring the cave where Amaterasu hid. In Japanese mythology, Amaterasu is the Sun Goddess and the most sacred of all Shinto deities. Amaterasu, in fury and grief because of bad deeds by her brother, hid inside the Ama-no-Iwato (heavenly rock cave), effectively blocking the sun. Very old trees. Some 800 years old. According to myth, those who walk, clockwise, three times around a very old tree, will never part. So walk around we did. Three times! Huge entrance gate, dwarfing people. No special dressing code required.
7. Miyzaki Science Center
8. Miyazaki City Tourist Information
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 66 reviews
Miyazaki City Tourist Information *Hours: -17:30 *Closed on January 1st and 2nd. *Free Leaflets and tour maps in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and English. *Sells reduced-price Bus Tickets. *Available Language ***iPad translator service Full time: English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai. Part time: Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, French, Nepali, Hindi, and Russian.
