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Nichinan City
Miyazaki Prefecture · City
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Nichinan City faces the Hyuga Sea in southern Miyazaki Prefecture. Obi, the castle town of the Ito clan's Obi Domain, is called the "Little Kyoto of Kyushu," and its townscape of stone walls remains. Sights include Udo Jingu, whose main hall stands in a cave in a cliff, and the Port of Aburatsu, which prospered by shipping Obi cedar.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Mountains in this city
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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Miyazaki Prefecture
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