Sasebo

Arrived early and had a massive delay with immigration getting off the ship, over 1 hour and getting to our tour 30 minutes late. Very lucky it was a ship organized tour.
Some the phots are from the same spot where the opening images of “the last Samurai “ were taken.

Sasebo is a city on Japan’s Kyushu Island. It's known for Huis Ten Bosch, an amusement park modeled after a Dutch town, with canals, replica buildings, windmills and flower gardens. Kujukushima Aquarium has dolphins, coral reefs and many jellyfish. Off the coast, boats cruise among the forested Kujukushima Islands, part of Saikai National Park. To the south, Saikai Bridge is a popular spot to view cherry blossoms.

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It used to be one of the largest ship building places in the world but now most are now built in China.

Sasebo can be reached by JR trains from Fukuoka and Nagasaki. From there, Hirado is about a 90 minute bus ride away.

U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo is a United States Navy base, in Sasebo, Japan, on the island of Kyūshū. It provides facilities for the logistic support of forward-deployed units and visiting operating forces of the United States Pacific Fleet and designated tenant activities.Læs mere