Miyazaki Prefecture

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Template:Nihongo is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Miyazaki prefecture" at Template:Google books.</ref> Miyazaki Prefecture has a population of 1,028,215 as of 1 January 2025 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.

HistoryEdit

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Historically, after the Meiji Restoration, Hyūga Province was renamed Miyazaki Prefecture.<ref>Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at Template:Google books.</ref>

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.<ref>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.</ref>

GeographyEdit

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.<ref name=Nagao2009>Template:Cite journal</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} 14 February 2017. University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 December 2021</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Ōyodo River in Miyazaki City

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Cape Toi, habitat of Cycas revoluta (Sotetsu)

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Takachiho Valley

CitiesEdit

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Map of Miyazaki Prefecture
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Nine cities are in Miyazaki Prefecture:

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

DistrictsEdit

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Miyazaki prefecture population pyramid in 2020

These are the towns and villages of each district:

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

MergersEdit

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SportsEdit

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

Association footballEdit

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.