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Type Political Subdivision & Settlement
Usage Japanese
Scripts 日向(Japanese Kanji) ひゅうが(Japanese Hiragana) ヒュウガ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. KHOO-GA  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Shifted from earlier Himuka, belonging to an old province which corresponds to modern Miyazaki Prefecture and a modern city in that prefecture, formed on April 1, 1951.
Added 11/1/2019 by m4yb3_daijirou
Edited 3/28/2020 by Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou