Miyazaki Prefecture is located on the eastern coast of the island of Kyūshū.
With the mergers held across Japan, Miyazaki Prefecture is one of the prefectures have only a handful of the new city with a new name (Tokyo, Osaka, Kanagawa, Yamagata, and Tottori Prefectures are others).
Miyazaki Prefecture is located on the eastern coast of the island of Kyushu.
On January 1, 2006 the towns of Takajo, Takazaki, Yamada and Yamanokuchi from Kitamorokata District merged with the city of Miyakonojo to form the new city of Miyakonojo.
On January 1, 2006 the towns of Tano and Sadowara from Miyazaki District and the town of Takaoka from Higashimorokata District merged into the city of Miyazaki.