Miyazaki has a high average temperature due to the influence of the Kuroshio Current Japan a warm current that flows near the sea, and the sunshine hours are among the highest in Japan. With this warm climate as a weapon, we have been focusing on tourism for a long time. This idea is also reflected in the construction of golf courses. Most of the golf courses close to Miyazaki City are built in wooded areas along the coastline or in hilly areas overlooking the sea. This is due to the idea of how to get tourists to enjoy golf in Miyazaki rather than locals playing.
The Golf course features of Miyazaki is that the course is densely packed in an area close to Miyazaki Airport (Miyazaki Bougainvillea Airport). In other prefectures, there are many facilities that cost more than 5,000 yen by taxi from the airport to the golf course, and it is more efficient to rent a car considering cost-effectiveness, but in Miyazaki, the total taxi fare from the airport to the golf course and the taxi fare from the golf course to the hotel is cheaper than the rental car fee. Depending on the course you play, you can choose whether to rent a car or take a taxi.
The area around Miyazaki Airport is packed with nationally renowned golf courses, and Aoshima Golf Club is one of them. It hosted the JLPGA Meiji Dairies Cup (the tournament to determine the best female professional of the year), a women's professional golf tournament, from 1993 to 1997, and the Accordia Golf Tournament from 2006 to 2008. A popular golf course in Miyakonojo City, the central city in the western part of the prefecture, is Rainbow Sports Land Golf Club. It is popular with many golfers for its casual Style of play, which allows golfers to drive carts onto the fairways.