Miyazaki is a tourism and resort area in southern Kyushu. It is not to be confused with the legendary Japanese animator and filmmaker, Hayao Miyazaki.
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plane
Miyazaki has its own airport. JAL, ANA and Skynet have regular flights from Tokyo Haneda Airport, Osaka Itami Airport and various other locations throughout Japan. Buses connect the airport to the main Miyazaki station in 25 mi
nutes (¥400), while the JR Miyazaki Airport Line runs 1-2 trains per hour to Minami-Miyazaki station (¥340). If you are under 21, you can get tickets cheaper than normal. And also during the summer vacation or New year time, lots of people try to get ticket for Miyazaki to go back their home, so if you want to get a window seat, be careful to make your plan earlier.
train
Miyazaki is 4 1/2 hours away from Kokura station in Kitakyushu, a stop on the San'yo Shinkansen, by taking the Sonic limited express to Beppu and transfering to the Nichirin limited express (¥8300). A few Nichirin trains run from Hakata in Fukuoka and Kokura directly to Miyazaki, with no change of trains necessary. There was also an overnight service, the Dream Nichirin, which ran over the same route, however this train service was discontinued on March 11, 2011. The Kirishima limited express also makes multiple daily runs from Kagoshima (2 hours, ¥4100). There is no charge for the above services with a Japan Rail Pass. Starting on March 12, 2011, a highway bus operated by JR Kyushu will operate to Miyazaki from the Shin-Yatsushiro bullet train station. The "B&S Miyazaki" (B&S for Bus and Shinkansen) will operate once per hour, timed with the arrival of the bullet trains from Fukuoka. The bus trip takes just over 2 hours from Shin-Yatsushiro at a cost of 4,150 yen each way. The overall journey from Fukuoka to Miyazaki will be shortened to just over 3 hours using this train/bus combination. The bus is not valid with the Japan Rail Pass, but bus tickets can be purchased at any JR Midori-no-Madoguchi seat reservation counter.
bus
Hourly buses run from Fukuoka to Miyazaki in about 4 1/2 hours at a cost of ¥6000.
