Sights in Shiiba, Miyazaki

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• Tsurudomi Residence

  

  Shiiba, Miyazaki · 0982-67-3139

  Shiiba house said to be Nasu Daihachiro and Princess Tsurudomi's tragic-love site; national Important Cultural Property since 1956.

• Kamishiiba Dam (Hyuga Shiiba Lake)

  

  Shiiba, Miyazaki · 0982-67-3139

  Japan's first large-scale concrete arch dam, completed in 1955, forming Hyuga Shiiba Lake.

• Sennin Rice Terraces (Oicho Observatory)

  

  Shiiba, Miyazaki · 0982-67-3139

  Terraces across the river seem to float in morning clouds, also called Shiiba's Machu Picchu, selected as heritage in 2022.

• Tonegawa Settlement (Hachimura Cedars)

  

  Shiiba, Miyazaki · 0982-67-3139

  Steep mountain village near 550m, one of Miyazaki's two national traditional building districts, with nearly 800-year-old cedars.

• Shiiba Folk Performing Arts Museum

  

  Shiiba, Miyazaki · 0982-68-7033

  Shiiba traditions including kagura, spring target shooting, autumn mortar-drum dance, and the Heike fugitive legend.

• Shiiba Itsukushima Shrine

  

  Shiiba, Miyazaki · 0982-67-3139

  Hilltop shrine to Itsukushima's guardian deity, founded in 1185 by Nasu Daihachiro, who abandoned pursuit of the Heike.