A business trip to Miyazaki, 2013

2013/09/09 - 2013/09/11

Actually, I have been to Miyazaki with my friend from University for more than 15 years ago ( I think ), but I did not have any pictures now... I had a chance to go there with my business. I was so lucky to go some places with my job, my job was so hard especially before the event though, I was so contented to see customer's happy faces during the event. It was nice to go somewhere so far from Tokyo.

エリア 宮崎市(宮崎)

You know Bontan candy? It was a memory of my grand mother... My mother's mother sometimes bought for my sister and me this candy. This candy taste Bontan, like tangerine, and coated with some kind of thin layer which make easy to lick. I found this signboard at the Miyazaki station.

It is the room of Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort Hotel. This hotel was connected with Miyazaki International Conference Hall and easy and reasonable to organize the event. It was excellent facility.

A view from the room. It would be difficult to walk to the ocean.

The second day, we attended the half day sightseeing, we went to Aoshima Shrine first.

This shrine on the island.

The gate for the shrine.

"Oni-no-sentaku-ita or", the Giants Wash-board.

The Lion dog, a bit Okinawan style.

This shrine in a small island Aoshima, and there would have been a shrine already in Heian period, but not sure. Until the middle of Edo period, only shinto priests and officials could enter this island.

An ocean view from the gate.

Current main shrine was built in 1974, after destroy of fire.

Wooden plaques hanging on a path.

2 palm trees connected with rope with bright pink ornaments. This shrine has a bit unique style.

Like jungle...

A cat in a souvenir shop.

We stopped by a souvenir shopping center, but I do not remember its name... There were statues of something...

Over unique rocks, I could see a small red lighthouse.

There were a great nature here.

Our next destination was Udo Jingu. It was also said that founded in Heian Era, but not for sure again. It has unique feature, people go down the stairs to go to shrine. Usually, most of the shrine in Japan, we need to go up stairs to go.

Nice flowers on the way.

Is it banana tree? Looks really tropical place.

Bananas...

After about 10 minutes of walking the simple street, we could see something like shrine at last.

There was a strange plant... looks like onion.

Kamimon, first gate to shrine.

Romon, second gate.

After Tama bridge, we went down stairs to shrine.

Current main shrine building was built in the middle of 18th century, but big repairs in several times.

This shrine is in the rocks.

To this circle on the rocks, people throw "luck ball" (I think we need to buy them), men with left hands, women with right hands, and ball stays inside, its wish would come true.