Work is under way to ship sweet peas in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 21, 2025.

NICHINAN, Miyazaki -- Approaching the Nichinan Cultural Center here from the north, with its jagged roof standing stark against the sky, one cannot help but be reminded of looming mountain peaks.

Aoshima, an island just off the coast in the northern part of Miyazaki Prefecture’s Nichinan Kaigan region, is designated a special natural monument as the home of 27 tropical and subtropical ...

NICHINAN, Miyazaki Prefecture—At the age of 99, Joseph Cursor, a former U.S. soldier who lives in Chicago, was running out of time to fulfill a long-held promise. But thanks to the strenuous ...

This port town in Nichinan City has a long reputation as ... From there, you can travel to Kumamoto and Miyazaki by ferry or by train. The reason why we're here in Nagasaki is because we're ...