Heiwadai Park
平和台公園
A hilltop park centred on the 37-metre Tower of Peace, with a haniwa garden containing around 400 replica clay figures.
Heiwadai Park sits on hills in northern Miyazaki. Its centrepiece is a stone tower about 37 metres tall, built in 1940 to commemorate the so-called 2600th year of the imperial calendar. The tower originally bore the slogan 'hakkō ichiu' (the eight corners of the world under one roof) and was renamed the 'Tower of Peace' after the war. Some of the stone used in its base came from China and other areas occupied by Japanese forces at the time, and this remains controversial, so visitors can learn about this history. In the haniwa garden, about 400 replicas of clay figures based on artefacts unearthed at Saitobaru and other sites are scattered among the trees, and you can try making haniwa yourself. Free entry; about 15 minutes by bus from Miyazaki Station.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Miyazaki Jingu
- Kisakihama Beach
- Devil's Washboard
- Aoshima Island & Aoshima Shrine
- Saitobaru Burial Mounds
- Horikiri Pass & Michi-no-Eki Phoenix
- Aya Teruha Suspension Bridge
- Sun Messe Nichinan