Miyazaki, Japan Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

A breezy, semitropical city on the southeast coast of Kyushu, MIYAZAKI claims the longest sunshine hours in Japan. Its brightly coloured blooms and phoenix palms, the city's emblems, giving the streets a relaxed, summery feel. The sights are a little thin on the ground – a historic shrine, municipal park and the world's largest indoor beach – but Miyazaki makes a good base for exploring the Nichinan coast . A short train ride south, the island of Aoshima is a natural, subtropical garden ringed by platforms of heavily scored rocks, while further along the coast Udo-jingu's main shrine … more »