Miyazaki (city)

Miyazaki (宮崎市, Miyazaki-shi) is the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan.[1]

Map of Miyazaki Prefecture showing city of Miyasaki

Flag

Emblem

Miyazaki is on the east coast of Kyushu.[1]

It has been recognized as a core city since 1998.[2]

History

Hakkō ichiu Monument

Miyazaki is the traditional location of the first Imperial capital.

In 1940, the national government built the Hakkō Ichiu monument at the legendary site of Emperor Jimmu's palace.[3]

References

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Miyazaki prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 651.
Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.
Travelogue of Hakko Ichiu (in Japanese) at 31.9483°N 131.41457°E / 31.9483; 131.41457

Other websitess

Media related to Miyazaki, Miyazaki at Wikimedia Commons

http://www.city.miyazaki.miyazaki.jp/gyousei/html/univ/en/index.html Archived 2014-10-15 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
Miyazaki Special Attack Base Monument, 1983 Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine

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