Miyazaki (Miyazaki)

Miyazaki (Japanese宫 崎 市, -shi) is a city and administrative center of the eponymous Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. Miyazaki has a university.

History

Miyazaki was founded on April 1, 1924 by the merger of municipalities.

Traffic

• Street: Miyazaki highway
• Higashi Kyushu Expressway
• National Road 10 to Kagoshima and Kitakyushu
• National roads 219, 220, 268, 269, 448

• JR Nippo Main Line
• JR Nichinan- line

In the city there is the Miyazaki Airport.

Economy

Economically significant are the silk mill and the furniture industry.

Twinning

• United States Virginia Beach, since 1992
• China People's Republic of Huludao, since 2004

Sons and daughters of the town

• Asaka Yui (singer and actress)
• Takaki Kanehiro ( Navy doctor )
• Shinzō Koroki ( football player)

Adjacent Cities and Towns

• Miyakonojo
• Nichinan
• Saito