Photogenic spots in Miyazaki where you’ll just have to stop and take pictures

This hamburger shop designed after the style of a California beach is located at Sunbeach Hitotsuba. In addition to the delicious hamburgers themselves, the photogenic subjects here include both the exterior and interior as well as the terrace seating.

This resort complex, newly born on a spacious site along the Aoshima coastline, offers an authentic tropical mood and features restaurants, a barbecue area, a pool, a sauna area, and a hotel.

This English garden, known locally as the British Garden at the Kokusai Kaihin Entrance Plaza, offers sights where you can capture photos that will look as though you’ve become lost in a picture book, such as the grassy lawn area with colorful flowers and greenery, Seseragi-brook area, and a beautiful garden designed by a top English garden designer complete with a garden house nestled within.

This large cave is said to be where countless gods once gathered to argue and debate over a pressing issue. The mystical and fantastical atmosphere at Amanoyasukawara is enhanced by the torii gate and the stones that have been stacked in piles as a prayer for wishes to come true.

This 20 meter waterfall is located on Sangasho River, a tributary of Gokase River. The sight of the water rushing down the huge rock basin, surrounded by magical rocks, is breathtaking. And the thick growth of trees and shrubs helps make the scene mystical. The observation deck on the opposite shore provides a view of the waterfall and its basin, a vision which changes throughout the seasons.

One of the most spectacular sights to see in Takachiho Gorge is arguably the Manai Waterfalls that fall from a height of 17 meters. You can take amazing photos from the path, but we recommend capturing shots of the dynamic waterfall from below by braving the water spray from a boat and getting as close as you can.

This famous waterfall is situated along the Shonai River, a tributary of the Oyodo River, in the Kirishima Geopark. Visitors can view the impressive waterfall, measuring 18 meters high and 40 meters wide, up close from a suspension bridge, and experience the true grandeur of nature. In April 2024, the Snow Peak Miyakonojo Campfield was opened, managed directly by Snow Peak, one of Japan’s leading outdoor brands.

This is one of the largest pedestrian suspension bridges in the world at a height of 142 meters and a length of 250 meters. In addition to photos of the surrounding laurel forest, a type of subtropical forest, you’ll also want to grab photos of the thrilling beauty of the gorge from between the slats of the bridge below your feet.

This site gained its name of Cruz, or "cross" in Portuguese, for appearing like a cross when seen from above, stretching roughly 200 meters east to west and 220 meters north to south, a shape resulting from waves striking against a massive stone column over the years.
As the combination of this cross with the rock formation adjacent to it looks much like the Chinese character for wishes coming true, it is believed that the wishes of visitors here do, in fact, come true.

Wild horses run free at Cape Toi, located at the southernmost tip of Miyazaki Prefecture, and the scenes of herds of horses stretching their legs against the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean and the big blue sky is definitely photogenic. In the springtime, you might even be able to see some newborn foals.

This formation of undulating rocks surrounding the Nichinan Coast and Aoshima is known as the Devil’s Washboard. This formation is the result of eons of erosion occurring to hydrothermal rocks formed in the ocean roughly seven million years ago, leaving only the harder sandstone layers which can be seen piled today like slabs.

This garden has on display in the forest approximately 400 different Haniwa, a type of ancient Japanese terra-cotta tomb figurines of dolls and animals that were placed in the ground around the burial mounds here between the 3rd and 6th centuries. Having stood for over 50 years now since the park was first opened, the Haniwa are covered with green moss today, making you feel as though you’ve become lost in an ancient ruin.

This spot is popular on social media as a place where you can capture a variety of interesting photos, whether pretending to be eaten by the rock or trying to hold its mouth open.

This is a new photo spot popular on social media offering a panoramic view encompassing the peak of Mt. Takachihonomine. Somewhere in Takachiho Farm is a free standing pink door that looks familiar to those knowledgeable of a certain famous Japanese anime. See if you can find it.

The cabins here, located on high ground, offer an out of the ordinary experience, and visitors can enjoy relaxing in hammocks while listening to the sounds of the waves or barbecues against the view of the sea under the setting sun. The spectacular ocean view is certainly photogenic.

Visitors to this wonderful location can enjoy glamping together with various marine sports such as standup paddleboarding and sea kayaking. Situated on a private harbor along the waterfront, it produces a mood much like a beach resort.

This glamping site is located in an ideal spot within the Cape Toi area with its wild horses, with views of the horizon and surrounding mountains. The stylish and spacious domed tents offer a view of the sky full of stars at night.