Miyazaki (city)
Miyazaki (宮崎市, Miyazaki-shi) is the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan.[1]
Miyazaki is on the east coast of Kyushu.[1]
It has been recognized as a core city since 1998.[2]
History[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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°56′54″N 131°24′52″E / 31.9483°N 131.41457°E
Other websitess[change | change source]
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
