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Also known as Aoshima Subtropical Botanical Garden (青島亜熱帯植物園), it's a pleasant and surprisingly free garden that is nice for strolling around and relaxing. There is a greenhouse within the garden that visitors may also enter.
The Aoshima Subtropical Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in the Aoshima neighborhood of the city of Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, near the island of Aoshima.
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青島神社
The shrine is on an island accessible by bridge. It was once considered so sacred that people were forbidden to even step foot on the island. It was not open to the public until 1737. Aoshima Shrine is dedicated to wedded gods so is unsurprisingly a shrine for marriage. The rock layers pointing dramatically up from the sea along the island by the shrine's torii gate are unique and interesting attractions in their own right.
宮崎県庁
A local icon built prior to World War II in a European style. It's lit up at night.
宮崎科学技術館
Has a variety of interactive science exhibits and a planetarium.
宮崎県立美術館
Has a permanent collection but is best visited for its special exhibitions, so it's best to check what will be featured during your visit.
宮崎神宮
A shrine in the city's center, sacred to Japan's first emperor, Jinmu. There are two shrines in the place: one is the main shrine on the east side, and the other one is the Miyazaki Gokoku Shrine (宮崎縣護國神社) on the west side. The Miyazaki Gokoku Shrine, sacred soldiers who died in World War II, is much smaller than the main one. A path between the two shrines can lead visitors to the Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History.
宮崎県総合博物館
Features dynamic exhibits about the prefecture's flora and fauna, along with historic and cultural exhibits. Behind the museum are a handful of preserved buildings moved here from villages in Miyazaki Prefecture's interior. The buildings called minka-en (民家園) by locals.