BokenJapanJapan / Miyazaki / Nichinanshi / See
Sights in Nichinanshi, Miyazaki
Nichinanshi · Miyazaki · 20 places
See
Udo Shrine
Vermilion main hall in a sea-cape cave, known for luck-ball throwing and safe-birth blessings.
Obi Castle Town
Ito clan castle town from 1588, called Kyushu's Little Kyoto, with remaining samurai houses and stone walls.
Namikiri Shrine
Torii and a small shrine stand in a seaside cave on Udo Jingu grounds, with Nichinan Coast views.
Gion Shrine
Rare shrine whose main hall is inside a cave near Umegahama, with dragon and water gods at the entrance.
Inohae Valley
Valley with a five-tier waterfall, over 20 other falls, primeval forest, and about 300 moss species.
Aburatsu Red Brick Hall (Former Kono Muneyasu Family Warehouse)
1922 two-story brick warehouse built with about 220,000 bricks, now a local cultural activity center.
Matsuo-no-Maru
1979 restoration of an Obi Castle bailey as an early-Edo lord's residence.
Obi Castle History Museum
Renewed in March 2022, displaying 220 Obi domain items such as armor, swords, documents, and clothing.
Komura Jutaro Memorial Museum
Opened in 1993 and renewed in March 2022, presenting Komura Jutaro's life and diplomatic achievements.
Udo Senjojiki Strange Rocks
Prefectural natural monument of flat low-tide rocks south of Udo Shrine, also called Devil's Washboard.
Izakibana Park
Lesser-known cape with subtropical plants; 10-minute walk to an observatory over the Nichinan Coast and islands.
Komamiya Shrine
Said to be Emperor Jimmu's boyhood palace site, with statues of him and horse Tatsuishi.
Shiotake Shrine
Said to be Japan's only shrine enshrining Umisachihiko, one of the Hyuga Three Gongen.
Kitago Japanese Maple
One of the prefecture's largest Japanese maples in Kitago, Nichinan, about 200 years old and 20 meters tall.
Nichinan Dam
Gravity concrete flood-control dam completed in 1984 on the Sakatani River, with a semicircular spillway.
Yohara Shrine
Nichinan power spot shrine for matchmaking and safe birth, founded in 1658 by Obi's third lord.
Horikawa Bridge
1903 stone arch bridge over the Horikawa Canal, still in daily use and a registered cultural property.
Kurasaki Lighthouse
Japan's first concrete lighthouse, lit in 1884 at the south end of Oshima, an Important Cultural Property.
Cherry Blossoms at Nango Castle Ruins
About 50 early Kawazu cherries bloom from mid-January at hilltop ruins near Odotsu, with Nichinan Coast island views.
JR Kitago Station Winter Cherries, Nichinan Kanzaki No. 1
Said to be Japan's earliest-blooming cherry; 21 trees west of Kitago Station turn the front pink from mid-January.