Takachiho Gorge’s myths, Aoshima and Udo Jingu: walking Miyazaki’s southern legends

About Miyazaki

Miyazaki sits in southeastern Kyushu with Miyazaki City as its capital, facing the Hyuga Sea and famed as a land of myths.

Main walking areas in Miyazaki

Here are some of the prefecture’s most popular places to walk, where public smoking spots and facilities with smoking rooms tend to be available nearby.

• Miyazaki City (Aoshima, Tachibana Street)
• Takachiho (Takachiho Gorge, Amano-Iwato Shrine)
• Nichinan (Udo Jingu, Sun Messe Nichinan)

Miyazaki trivia

Takachiho Gorge was formed by pyroclastic flows from Mt. Aso; the columnar joints along the Gokase River and Manai Falls are its highlights.

Tips for finding smoking areas in Miyazaki

• Use designated smoking spots in areas with no-smoking-on-the-street ordinances
• Stations, large commercial complexes and tourist information centres are good starting points
• Heated-tobacco-only rooms are growing — switch the tobacco-type filter to match your device
• Use a portable ashtray or the ashtray in the smoking area — good etiquette helps keep these spots open for everyone

Find efficiently with Mottosuitai

Allow location access on the Mottosuitai map to see smoking areas within 2 km of you. To browse by region, visit /search/?prefecture=miyazaki for the Miyazaki list.