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Miyazaki Prefecture

宮崎県
Miyazaki Prefecture 宮崎県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	宮崎県
• Rōmaji	Miyazaki-ken
	Panoramic view of the Kakutō Basin in Ebino City, Miyazaki Prefecture. The Ebino Interchange between the Kyushu and Miyazaki Expressways can be seen
	Flag Symbol
	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.pref.miyazaki.lg.jp
Symbols of Japan
Bird	Ijima copper pheasant (Phasianus soemmerringii ijimae)
Flower	Hamayu (Crinum asiaticum var. japonicum)
Tree	Phoenix palm (Phoenix canariensis)

Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県, Miyazaki-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.^[2] Miyazaki Prefecture has a population of 1,073,054 as of 1 June 2019 and has a geographic area of 7,735 km² (2,986 sq mi). Miyazaki Prefecture borders Ōita Prefecture to the north, Kumamoto Prefecture to the northwest, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the southwest.

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

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

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

Nine cities are in Miyazaki Prefecture:

Name		Area (km²)	Population	Map
Rōmaji	Kanji	Area (km²)	Population	Map
Ebino	えびの市	282.93	18,337
Hyūga	日向市	336.94	60,037
Kobayashi	小林市	562.95	44,154
Kushima	串間市	295.16	17,457
Miyakonojō	都城市	653.36	161,137
Miyazaki (capital)	宮崎市	643.67	398,215
Nichinan	日南市	536.11	51,241
Nobeoka	延岡市	868.02	119,521
Saito	西都市	438.79	29,262

Districts

These are the towns and villages of each district:

Name		Area (km²)	Population	District	Type	Map
Rōmaji	Kanji	Area (km²)	Population	District	Type	Map
Aya	綾町	95.19	7,023	Higashimorokata District	Town
Gokase	五ヶ瀬町	171.73	3,537	Nishiusuki District	Town
Hinokage	日之影町	277.67	3,656	Nishiusuki District	Town
Kadogawa	門川町	120.52	17,526	Higashiusuki District	Town
Kawaminami	川南町	90.12	15,372	Koyu District	Town
Kijō	木城町	145.96	5,008	Koyu District	Town
Kunitomi	国富町	130.63	18,717	Higashimorokata District	Town
Mimata	三股町	110.02	25,379	Kitamorokata District	Town
Misato	美郷町	448.84	4,823	Higashiusuki District	Town
Morotsuka	諸塚村	187.56	1,532	Higashiusuki District	Village
Nishimera	西米良村	271.51	1,013	Koyu District	Village
Shiiba	椎葉村	537.29	2,579	Higashiusuki District	Village
Shintomi	新富町	61.53	16,663	Koyu District	Town
Takachiho	高千穂町	237.54	11,959	Nishiusuki District	Town
Takaharu	高原町	85.39	8,709	Nishimorokata District	Town
Takanabe	高鍋町	43.8	20,185	Koyu District	Town
Tsuno	都農町	102.11	10,028	Koyu District	Town

Mergers

Sports

The sports teams/events listed below are based in Miyazaki.

Association football

Honda Lock S.C. (Miyazaki City)
Tegevajaro Miyazaki (Miyazaki City)

Basketball (Bj League)

Miyazaki Shining Suns (Miyazaki City)

Golf (Japan Golf Tour)

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

Rail

JR Kyushu
- Nippō Main Line, Miyazaki Kūkō Line, Nichinan Line, Kitto Line, Hisatsu Line

Bus

Miyazaki Kōtsu

Airport

Miyazaki Airport

Notes

^ "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.