AOSHIMA, Miyazaki. There are many reasons to visit Miyazaki, especially when the weather further north is still wintry. Miyazaki is semi-tropical, with plenty of sunshine and swaying palms. It has ...

Aoshima Shrine. Sacred to: Hikohohodemi (Hoori) and his wife Toyotamahime, Shiozutsu Location: 2-13-1 Aoshima, Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture People pray for blessings at this shrine to find a ...

AOSHIMA, Japan — An army of feral cats rules a remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in a fishing village that is overrun with felines outnumbering ...

Tourists are flocking to a remote island in southern Japan, where an army of feral cats now outnumbers humans six to one. People first migrated to the 1.6-kilometre island of Aoshima 380 years ago ...

A visit to Aoshima, just 30 minutes south of Miyazaki city, combines all these attributes. From the moment you step off the train (or out of your parked rental car), you feel the beach resort ...