Miyazaki

Miyazaki travel guides: the Nichinan coast, Takachiho Gorge, coastal shrines, and Kyushu’s laid-back Pacific side.

Location, Culture, Kyushu & Okinawa, Miyazaki, Travel Tips

Obi Castle & Castle Town: Kyushu’s Little Kyoto

The reconstructed wooden Otemon main gate of Obi Castle in Nichinan, Miyazaki, a two-storey white-plastered turret gate above heavy black timber doors, framed by trees and the castle's old stone walls.

Obi Castle Town in Nichinan, Miyazaki: the Ito clan's 'Little Kyoto of Kyushu' — the 1978 wooden gate, samurai streets, the combined ticket and obiten.

Nobu
June 18, 2026

Location, Experience, Kyushu & Okinawa, Miyazaki, Nature

Cape Toi: Miyazaki’s Wild Horses by the Sea

Two wild Misaki horses grazing on green clifftop grassland at Cape Toi in Miyazaki, with the blue sea and coastline behind under a bright sky.

Cape Toi at the southern tip of Miyazaki — wild Misaki horses roaming the clifftop grassland (a National Natural Monument), a climbable lighthouse, and how to visit responsibly.

Nobu
June 16, 2026

Location, Experience, Kyushu & Okinawa, Miyazaki, Shrines & Temples

Udo Jingu: Miyazaki’s Shrine Inside a Sea Cave

The vermilion and turquoise main hall of Udo Jingu shrine standing inside a large coastal rock cave, its ornate roof beneath the cave ceiling on the Nichinan coast of Miyazaki.

Udo Jingu in Nichinan, Miyazaki — a vermilion shrine built inside a sea cave on the cliffs, famous for the untama luck-ball toss at the turtle rock and a sea-god birth legend.

Nobu
June 16, 2026

Location, Kyushu & Okinawa, Miyazaki, Nature, Shrines & Temples

Aoshima & Aoshima Shrine: Miyazaki’s Island in the Sea Terraces

An aerial view of forested Aoshima island off the Miyazaki coast ringed by the concentric wave-cut rock terraces known as the Devils Washboard, with a causeway to the sandy mainland beach and teal sea.

Aoshima is a subtropical shrine-island off Miyazaki, ringed by the Devil's Washboard rock terraces — a free, myth-soaked spot for couples on the Nichinan coast.

Nobu
June 16, 2026

Location, Experience, Kyushu & Okinawa, Miyazaki, Nature

Takachiho Gorge: The Boat to Manai Falls (Miyazaki)

Manai Falls dropping about 17 metres down a sheer green-walled gorge of columnar basalt into the deep teal water of Takachiho Gorge in Miyazaki, Kyushu, with ferns and trees clinging to the cliffs.

Takachiho Gorge in Miyazaki: rent a rowboat to the foot of 17-metre Manai Falls, through seven kilometres of columnar-basalt cliffs. Boat fees, online booking, access and seasons.

Nobu
June 15, 2026