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 Prefecture
宮崎県 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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| 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 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
editHistorically, 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
editMiyazaki 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
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City Town Village
Nine cities are in Miyazaki Prefecture:
| Name | Area (km2) | Population | Map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rōmaji | Kanji | |||
 Ebino
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えびの市 | 282.93 | 18,337 | 
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 Hyūga
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日向市 | 336.94 | 60,037 | 
|
 Kobayashi
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小林市 | 562.95 | 44,154 | 
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 Kushima
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串間市 | 295.16 | 17,457 | 
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 Miyakonojō
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都城市 | 653.36 | 161,137 | 
|
 Miyazaki (capital)
|
宮崎市 | 643.67 | 398,215 | 
|
 Nichinan
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日南市 | 536.11 | 51,241 | 
|
 Nobeoka
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延岡市 | 868.02 | 119,521 | 
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 Saito
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西都市 | 438.79 | 29,262 | 
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Districts
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These are the towns and villages of each district:
| Name | Area (km2) | Population | District | Type | Map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rōmaji | Kanji | |||||
 Aya
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綾町 | 95.19 | 7,023 | Higashimorokata District | Town | 
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 Gokase
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五ヶ瀬町 | 171.73 | 3,537 | Nishiusuki District | Town | 
|
 Hinokage
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日之影町 | 277.67 | 3,656 | Nishiusuki District | Town | 
|
 Kadogawa
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門川町 | 120.52 | 17,526 | Higashiusuki District | Town | 
|
 Kawaminami
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川南町 | 90.12 | 15,372 | Koyu District | Town | 
|
 Kijō
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木城町 | 145.96 | 5,008 | Koyu District | Town | 
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 Kunitomi
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国富町 | 130.63 | 18,717 | Higashimorokata District | Town | 
|
 Mimata
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三股町 | 110.02 | 25,379 | Kitamorokata District | Town | 
|
 Misato
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美郷町 | 448.84 | 4,823 | Higashiusuki District | Town | 
|
 Morotsuka
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諸塚村 | 187.56 | 1,532 | Higashiusuki District | Village | 
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 Nishimera
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西米良村 | 271.51 | 1,013 | Koyu District | Village | 
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 Shiiba
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椎葉村 | 537.29 | 2,579 | Higashiusuki District | Village | 
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 Shintomi
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新富町 | 61.53 | 16,663 | Koyu District | Town | 
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 Takachiho
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高千穂町 | 237.54 | 11,959 | Nishiusuki District | Town | 
|
 Takaharu
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高原町 | 85.39 | 8,709 | Nishimorokata District | Town | 
|
 Takanabe
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高鍋町 | 43.8 | 20,185 | Koyu District | Town | 
|
 Tsuno
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都農町 | 102.11 | 10,028 | Koyu District | Town | 
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Mergers
editSports
editThe sports teams/events listed below are based in Miyazaki.
Association football
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
editRail
editBus
edit- Miyazaki Kōtsu
Airport
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See also
editNotes
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
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- Official Miyazaki Prefecture website
- Official Miyazaki Prefecture website (in Japanese)
- Miyazaki and Vicinity Information from the JNTO
Video Footage
editThe following travel- and tourism-related videos were shot and provided by video artist egawauemon.