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Nichinan is located in the southern part of Miyazaki Prefecturewas designated as a National Park in 1955 and Obi was the first area in Kyushu which was designated as a Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings. Stepping into Obi, it might feel as if one is going back in time a couple of hundred years to the Edo period, finding old samurai residences with traditional hedges and stone walls covered in moss. Obi Castle Site and Castle TownThe moss-covered stone walls, broad stone steps in front of the Ote-mon Gate, moat ruin, and old samurai residences all bring back the past. The land and buildings centering around the Obi Castle is designated as one of Japan’s Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings.The Obi Castle Historical Museum exhibits valuable artifacts that tell the Ito Family’s Miyazaki Prefecture. The Nichinan Coast history. The townscape entertains visitors with an ancient look reminiscent of the Edo period. Mercantile shops with barrels at the storefront create a time-honored scene along with the clear waterways that flow through the town.Udo Jingu ShrineUdo Jingu Shrine, also familiarly called “Udo-san” by locals, is one of the most well-known shrines in the southern part of Miyazaki Prefecture. This unusual 7437Nichinan City