Miyazaki City hit a homerun to the world, Welcoming International Visitors with Open Arms

Miyazaki is recognized as a sports tourism paradise, serving as a favored spring training ground for professional baseball teams. Beyond sporting activities, the region offers a kaleidoscope of water activities, golf courses and hiking trails. Nestled in Kyushu, Miyazaki’s “Aoshima” is a surfing enthusiast’s paradise. Visitors are not only treated to the thrill of extreme sports but also get the chance to savor delicious local cuisine including melt-in-the-mouth Miyazaki beef, succulent seafood and an array of fruits such as mangoes and ‘Hyuganatsu “. ,” accompanied by di

Stinctive local libations.

Aiming to introduce Miyazaki to the world, Miyazaki City and Japan Airlines Miyazaki Branch collaborate to organize a cultural exchange conference and an international youth exchange meeting. The inaugural conference deepens understanding of national disparities, encouraging participants to share the nuances of culinary and expressive forms. Beyond language, the session highlights the effectiveness of gestures and facial expressions as powerful tools for emotional communication, inviting everyone to experiment without fearing communication barriers.

The second segment of the international youth exchange focuses on students from institutions such as Miyazaki Comprehensive Institute, Hong Kong, Myanmar and Central Asian countries. Through interactions between locals and international youth, intercultural understanding is fostered. A student from Central Asia, touched by the familial warmth of local people, shares that this warmth inspired her to return for a second chapter of her life in this enchanting country.

Dedicated to creating an urban space that is more welcoming to immigrants and more open to the world, Miyazaki City invites residents from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to bask in the familial warmth it offers. Everyone is encouraged to take part in the Miyazaki experience, a captivating city that seamlessly merges its titles as baseball capital, mythical kingdom and gastronomic paradise.