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The local beef is so famous in Japan that it is customary to present the champion sumo wrestler with a cow from Miyazaki. Miyachiku uses beef from the Kuroge Washu breed of cattle, also known as Japanese Black. The elegant riverside restaurant prepares its beef both grilled and as part of shabu-shabu.

Haniwa Garden, located in Heiwadai Park, features a collection of more than 400 replica haniwa (burial statues) depicting everything from boats and buildings to warriors and animals. Historically, the clay statues were used as a tribute to the dead and placed around burial mounds. Visitors to the garden can also explore other parts of the park, which was built in 1940 to commemorate the anniversary of the ascension of Japan’s legendary first emperor, Jimmu.

Fans of Japanese mythology will find three powerful spots linked to the Japanese creation myths in Citizen’s Forest: Eda Shrine, Misogi Goten and Misogi-ike. According to legend, Izanagi No Mikoto and his sister-lover Izanami No Mikoto were the two deities who created Japan. After failing to rescue Izanami from death in the underworld, Izanagi bathed in the pond at Misogi-ike. As he was washing his face, the sun goddess and the moon god were born from the tears in his eyes, and the storm god from his nose. Izanagi and Izanami are honored at both Eda Shrine and Misogi Goten.