Miyakonojo City is located in the far south of Japan. Coming by plane, it takes about 2.5h from Tokyo, or 2h from Osaka.
We are blessed with beautiful nature and fresh water. We produce the most chicken, pork and beef, as well as sell the most shochu (a tasty alcohol which is often made from sweet potato and stronger than sake!) in Japan.
Currently, we highly recommend our “meat tourism.” Our authentically prepared menus focus on sukiyaki and steak, where you can satisfy your taste buds on top quality meat and shochu.
For delicious meat at a reasonable price, you should definitely try our “local char-grilled chicken.” Eating our tender chicken, before you know it the aroma will make you want to try some shochu, beer, tea or water. If you want to sound like a real local, we call the soothing drink at the end of a hard day’s work “dare yame.”
Our year 7 to 9 students have had an exchange programme with Burpengary State Secondary College in Queensland since 2016. We send students to Australia every year, and they visit us every other year. They all experience a home stay programme and classes in the other country.
The students from Queensland thoroughly enjoyed the food when they came to Miyakonojo the year before last. We plan to host them once again in September this year, and we hope they enjoy the food just as much this time.
You, too, are very welcome to come and enjoy our delicious food. You can even enjoy our food from the comfort of your own home: feel free to browse our “Miyakonojo PR Cooperative Store” (Japanese only):
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We are also interested in implementing exchange programmes outside of the year 7-9 level. Please feel free to contact us in English or Japanese with any information you may have! Email: intl@city.miyakonojo.miyazaki.jp
You can find our city’s official website here (English and Japanese):
http://www.city.miyakonojo.miyazaki.jp/
