Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture
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Japanese transcription(s) | |
• Japanese | |
• Rōmaji | Miyazaki-ken |
Anthem: Miyazaki kenminka | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kyushu |
Island | Kyushu |
Capital | Miyazaki |
Subdivisions | Districts: 6, Municipalities: 26 |
Government | |
• Governor | Shunji Kōno |
Area | |
• Total | 7,735.32 km2 (2,986.62 sq mi) |
• Rank | 14th |
Population (June 1, 2019) | |
• Total | 1,073,054 |
• Rank | 36th |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | JP¥ 3,704 billion US$ 34.0 billion (2019) |
ISO 3166 code | JP-45 |
Website | www |
Symbols of Japan | |
Bird | Ijima copper pheasant (Phasianus soemmerringii ijimae) |
Flower | Hamayu (Crinum asiaticum var. japonicum) |
Tree | Phoenix palm (Phoenix canariensis) |
Miyazaki Prefecture (
Miyazaki is the capital and largest city of Miyazaki Prefecture, with other major cities including Miyakonojō, Nobeoka, and Hyūga. Miyazaki Prefecture is located in southeastern Kyūshū on Japan's Pacific coast, with its coastline extending from Nobeoka near the entrance to the Bungo Channel to Shibushi Bay in Kushima.
History[edit]
Historically, after the Meiji Restoration, Hyūga Province was renamed Miyazaki Prefecture.[3]
In Japan, Miyazaki Prefecture was first created in 1873 when Mimitsu Prefecture was merged with parts of Miyakonojō Prefecture. The first Miyazaki existed only until 1876 when it was merged (back) into Kagoshima Prefecture. Under public pressure and demands in the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly, Miyazaki became finally independent from Kagoshima in 1883.[4]
Geography[edit]
Miyazaki Prefecture is on the eastern coast of the island of Kyushu, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the south and east, Ōita Prefecture to the north, and Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures to the west. It is one of only two locations on Earth where the fungus Chorioactis geaster is found.[5] Miyazaki is the home of the hyuganatsu fruit. It is also home to two virgin forests of the palm Livistona chinensis, one of which, on the islet of Aoshima, Miyazaki, is the northernmost reproducing population of its native range.[6]
As of 31 March 2019, 12% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Kirishima-Kinkōwan National Park; Kyūshū Chūō Sanchi, Nichinan Kaigan, Nippō Kaigan, and Sobo-Katamuki Quasi-National Parks; and Mochio-Sekinoo, Osuzu, Saitobaru-Sugiyasukyō, Sobo Katamuki, Wanitsuka, and Yatake Kōgen Prefectural Natural Parks.[7][8]
Cities[edit]
Nine cities are in Miyazaki Prefecture:
Name | Area (km2) | Population | Map | |
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Rōmaji | Kanji | |||
Ebino | えびの |
282.93 | 18,337 | |
Hyūga | 336.94 | 60,037 | ||
Kobayashi | 562.95 | 44,154 | ||
Kushima | 295.16 | 17,457 | ||
Miyakonojō | 653.36 | 161,137 | ||
Miyazaki (capital) | 643.67 | 398,215 | ||
Nichinan | 536.11 | 51,241 | ||
Nobeoka | 868.02 | 119,521 | ||
Saito | 438.79 | 29,262 |
Districts[edit]
These are the towns and villages of each district:
Name | Area (km2) | Population | District | Type | Map | |
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Rōmaji | Kanji | |||||
Aya | 95.19 | 7,023 | Higashimorokata District | Town | ||
Gokase | 171.73 | 3,537 | Nishiusuki District | Town | ||
Hinokage | 277.67 | 3,656 | Nishiusuki District | Town | ||
Kadogawa | 120.52 | 17,526 | Higashiusuki District | Town | ||
Kawaminami | 90.12 | 15,372 | Koyu District | Town | ||
Kijō | 145.96 | 5,008 | Koyu District | Town | ||
Kunitomi | 130.63 | 18,717 | Higashimorokata District | Town | ||
Mimata | 110.02 | 25,379 | Kitamorokata District | Town | ||
Misato | 448.84 | 4,823 | Higashiusuki District | Town | ||
Morotsuka | 187.56 | 1,532 | Higashiusuki District | Village | ||
Nishimera | 271.51 | 1,013 | Koyu District | Village | ||
Shiiba | 537.29 | 2,579 | Higashiusuki District | Village | ||
Shintomi | 61.53 | 16,663 | Koyu District | Town | ||
Takachiho | 237.54 | 11,959 | Nishiusuki District | Town | ||
Takaharu | 85.39 | 8,709 | Nishimorokata District | Town | ||
Takanabe | 43.8 | 20,185 | Koyu District | Town | ||
Tsuno | 102.11 | 10,028 | Koyu District | Town |
Mergers[edit]
Sports[edit]
The sports teams/events listed below are based in Miyazaki.
Football (soccer)[edit]
- Honda Lock S.C. (Miyazaki City)
- Tegevajaro Miyazaki (Miyazaki City)
Basketball (Bj League)[edit]
- Miyazaki Shining Suns (Miyazaki City)
Golf (Japan Golf Tour)[edit]
- Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (ダンロップフェニックストーナメント, Danroppu fenikkusu tōnamento) (Miyazaki City)
- Annual Japan Golf Tour event, with one of the highest prize money amounts on the tour, that attracts top players from around the world.
Transportation[edit]
Rail[edit]
Bus[edit]
- Miyazaki Kōtsu
Airport[edit]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "2020
年度 国民 経済 計算 (2015年 基準 ・2008SNA) :経済 社会 総合 研究所 -内閣 府 ".内閣 府 ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-18. - ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Miyazaki prefecture" at Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 651, p. 651, at Google Books.
- ^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.
- ^ Prefectural government of Miyazaki (2013):
宮崎 県 置 県 130年 (Miyazaki-ken chiken 130-nen, "Miyazaki Prefecture – 130 years [since/after] the establishment of the prefecture"), retrieved September 1, 2020. - ^ Nagao H, Kurogi S, Kiyota E, Sasatomi K (2009). "Kumanasamuha geaster sp. nov., an anamorph of Chorioactis geaster from Japan". Mycologia. 101 (6): 871–877. doi:10.3852/08-121. PMID 19927753. S2CID 27704164.
- ^ "Exploring for Palms in Japan" (PDF). 14 February 2017. University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 December 2021
- ^
自然 公園 都道府県 別 面積 総括 [General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019. - ^
宮崎 の国定 公園 ・県立 自然 公園 [Quasi-National and Prefectural Natural Parks of Miyazaki] (in Japanese). Miyazaki Prefecture. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
References[edit]
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
External links[edit]
- Official Miyazaki Prefecture website
- Official Miyazaki Prefecture website (in Japanese)
- Miyazaki and Vicinity Information from the JNTO
Video Footage[edit]
The following travel- and tourism-related videos were shot and provided by video artist egawauemon.