Miyazaki Spring Baseball Camp 2027: 8 Teams’ Ballparks and Dates, Free Viewing and Parking (2026 Record)

Eight pro baseball teams hold spring camp in Miyazaki Prefecture, and the first-team squads of six of them start on February 1. The 2027 schedule is not out yet (checked November 2, 2026), so this page gives the 2026 camps. Watching practice at the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks camp in Miyazaki City is free, and parking at the Hawks and Orix Buffaloes parks costs ¥500 on most days.

In short

In 2026, camp ran from February 1 (Sunday). Six first-team squads trained in Miyazaki: Giants, Hawks, Buffaloes, Carp, Lions and Marines. Two farm teams came later, Yakult and Rakuten.
The Hawks describe practice viewing in Miyazaki as free. The Orix pages state no admission price.
Parking at the Hawks and Orix parks: ¥500 for most visitors, paid in cash. Miyazaki City residents get a weekday discount.
Camps have rest days, and the Hawks and Buffaloes post them. Check the team’s page for 2027.

Checked with official pages on November 2, 2026. Dates and prices below are from 2026.

1. Which teams train in Miyazaki, and where?

Miyazaki Prefecture

Miyazaki Prefecture’s January 9, 2026 list shows eight baseball teams. Miyazaki City has three of them (Giants, Hawks and Buffaloes), so you can see more than one in a day. Hiroshima and Seibu train in Nichinan, and Lotte in Miyakonojo.

Team	City	Ballpark	2026 dates
Yomiuri Giants	Miyazaki	Hinata Miyazaki Prefectural Sports Park	1st team Feb 1–12, 2nd team Feb 1–Mar 1
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	Miyazaki	Ikenomori Sports Park	Feb 1–Mar 1 (group B to Mar 3)
Orix Buffaloes	Miyazaki	Kiyotake General Athletic Park	Feb 1–27
Hiroshima Carp	Nichinan	Tenpuku Stadium	1st team Feb 1–12, 2nd team Feb 5–25 (Toko-ji Stadium)
Seibu Lions	Nichinan	Nango Central Park	Feb 1–23
Chiba Lotte Marines	Miyakonojo	Miyakonojo Athletic Park Baseball Field	1st team Feb 1–11, 2nd team Feb 14–23
Yakult Swallows (farm)	Saito	Saitobaru Park Baseball Field	Feb 13–26
Rakuten Eagles (farm)	Hyuga	Okuragahama Park Baseball Field	From Feb 14, end not set

The Giants’ third team trained at Takajo Athletic Park in Miyakonojo from February 1 to 27. Source: the prefecture’s “2026 spring sports camps” list (Japanese). Miyazaki also hosted 15 J.League teams in January 2026, including Avispa Fukuoka at Ikenomori Sports Park (January 12–24).

2. SoftBank Hawks in Miyazaki City: free viewing, parking and rest days

Hawks and Miyazaki City Tourism Association

In 2026 the Hawks trained at Ikenomori Sports Park from February 1 to March 1. The team describes practice viewing as free, and the Miyazaki ground opened at 8:30–9:00. Only the special seats, which let you take photos from a front-row spot, are sold as tickets. The team’s page does not give their price.

The Miyazaki City Tourism Association listed these rest days for 2026: February 5, 9, 13, 18, 24 and 27. It adds that weather can change them.

Parking is cash only, from February 1 to March 1 except rest days.

Lot	Weekday	Weekend or holiday
Park lot	¥500 (Miyazaki City residents ¥100)	¥500
Temporary lot A	¥500 (residents free)	¥500
Temporary lots B, C, D	Free	Free

Lots B and C open only when the park lot and A are full, and C was open on February 23 only. Lot D opens only when the others are full, and it is the one with a shuttle bus to the park. Large buses pay ¥1,000. The weekday discount needs ID showing a Miyazaki City address. By car, the park is about 20 minutes from central Miyazaki City and about 5 minutes from Miyazaki-nishi IC on the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway.

By bus, a route from Miyazaki Kotsu’s Miyakou City terminal to Ikenomori runs on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays only. During camp, “Hawks Village” sells food and goods: 10:00–16:00 on weekdays and 9:30–16:30 on weekends and holidays in 2026. Google Maps.

Official video: the first week of the 2026 Hawks spring camp in Miyazaki (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks official channel, in Japanese)

3. Orix Buffaloes in Miyazaki City: parking, free shuttle and Buffaloes Town

Orix Buffaloes and Miyazaki City Tourism Association

In 2026 the Buffaloes trained at Kiyotake General Athletic Park from February 1 to 27, at SOKKEN Stadium and Kiyotake No. 2 Baseball Field. Rest days were February 4, 9, 13, 16, 20 and 24. Parking was ¥500 on weekends and holidays for everyone, and on weekdays it was ¥500, or free for Miyazaki City residents. Large and micro buses paid ¥1,000. A disability certificate makes parking free. The resident rate needs photo ID with a Miyazaki City address, shown when you pay at the exit.

When the park lot is full on weekends and holidays, three free lots open: Tanino Nouson Hiroba, Bears Mall Kiyotake and the JA Minami-Miyazaki branch (JA南宮崎支所). A free shuttle bus links them to the park on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from when the lots open until about 17:00, with no fixed timetable.

By car, the park is about 20 minutes from central Miyazaki City and from Miyazaki Airport, and about 5 minutes from Kiyotake IC. By bus from Miyazaki Station, get off at Tanino-kuchi or Oka. “Buffaloes Town” ran 10:00–16:00 with food stalls, and baggage storage cost ¥500 an item. Google Maps.

Official video: highlights of the February 11, 2026 intra-squad game at the Buffaloes' Miyazaki camp (BsTV, Orix Buffaloes official channel, in Japanese)

4. Giants, Carp, Seibu, Lotte: dates only

For the Giants, Carp, Seibu and Lotte, this page gives only the prefecture’s dates in section 1. Their admission and parking are not stated on the official pages checked for this article.