Miyazaki Prefecture

Miyazaki Prefecture 宮崎県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	宮崎県
• Rōmaji	Miyazaki-ken
Flag Symbol of Miyazaki Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Island	Kyushu
Capital	Miyazaki (city)
Government
• Governor	Shunji Kōno
Area
• Total	7,735.99 km^2 (2,986.88 sq mi)
Area rank	14th
Population (December 1, 2010)
• Total	1,128,412
• Rank	37th
• Density	168.81/km^2 (437.2/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	JP-45
Districts	6
Municipalities	26
Flower	Hamayu (Crinum asiaticum var. japonicum)
Tree	Phoenix palm (Phoenix canariensis)
Bird	Ijima copper pheasant (Phasianus soemmerringii ijimae)
Website	www.pref.miyazaki.lg.jp

Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県 Miyazaki-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu.^[1] The capital is the city of Miyazaki.

History

Historically, after the Meiji Restoration, Hyūga Province was renamed Miyazaki Prefecture.^[2]

Geography

Miyazaki Prefecture is located 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.^[3] Miyazaki is the home of the hyuganatsu fruit.

As of April 1, 2012, 12% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Kirishima-Yaku 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.^[4]

Oyodo River in Miyazaki City

Cape Toi, habitat of Cycas revoluta (Sotetsu)

Cities

Map of Miyazaki Prefecture

Nine cities are located in Miyazaki Prefecture:

Ebino Hyūga Kobayashi

Kushima Miyakonojō Miyazaki (capital)

Nichinan Nobeoka Saito

Districts

These are the towns and villages of each district:

Higashimorokata District Aya Kunitomi Higashiusuki District Kadogawa Misato Morotsuka Shiiba

Kitamorokata District Mimata Koyu District Kawaminami Kijō Nishimera Shintomi Takanabe Tsuno

Nishimorokata District Takaharu Nishiusuki District Gokase Hinokage Takachiho

Mergers

Sports

The sports teams listed below are based in Miyazaki.

Football (soccer)

• Honda Lock S.C. Miyazaki United F.C. (Miyazaki City)

Basketball (Bj League)

• Miyazaki Shining Suns (Miyazaki City)

Transportation

Rail

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

Bus

• Miyazaki Kōtsu

Airport

• Miyazaki Airport

Miyazaki Airport

See also

• Miyazaki Ocean Dome
• History of Miyazaki Prefecture

Notes

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Miyazaki prefecture" at Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 651, p. 651, at Google Books.
2. Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.
3. 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.
4. "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 11 July 2012.

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128

External links

• Official Miyazaki Prefecture website
• Official Miyazaki Prefecture website (Japanese)
• Miyazaki and Vicinity Information from the JNTO

Coordinates: 32°1′N 131°21′E / 32.017°N 131.350°E