Miyake was born in
Okayama prefecture. He graduated from the 24th class of the
Imperial Japanese Army Academy in May 1912. In March 1939, he was promoted to colonel in the infantry and was appointed Chief of the Ordnance Section of the
IJA 116th Division in 1939. This division was a new division which had been activated only a year earlier to reinforce the
Central China Expeditionary Army during the
Second Sino-Japanese War. In April 1940, Miyake was appointed Commanding Officer of the IJA 80th Infantry Regiment, a garrison force in
Korea. In January 1943, the IJA 80th Infantry was sent to
New Guinea and participated in the
Battle of Lae-Salamaua and other battles. Miyake was promoted to
major general in March 1944. He returned to Japan as Commanding Officer of Okayama Regimental District in April: however, in May he was ordered back to New Guinea as command of the Infantry Group of the
IJA 20th Division. Miyake was at the
Battle of Finschhafen against the
Australian Army between September and October 1943 during the
Huon Peninsula campaign, but was forced to retreat after being defeated during the
Battle of Sattelberg on 25 October 1943. Miyake was later in command of "Miyake Force" operating in New Guinea, before surrendering at the end of
World War II. He was released from prison on 1 March 1950. ==References==