Sasebo City

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Sasebo City is a unique port town combining the breathtaking scenery of the Kujukushima Islands with an Americanized exotic atmosphere derived from its history as a former imperial naval base and current home to a US military base. The panoramic view of countless green islands floating on the magnificent blue ocean brings profound emotion and tranquility to visitors' hearts. The city's charm lies in the stark contrast between the lively streets—where jazz flows and unique food cultures like the famous Sasebo Burger and fresh lemon steak can be enjoyed—and the overwhelming silence woven by nature. Embraced by an energetic and friendly vibe, this special city allows you to absorb the powerful energy of great nature and spend a highly refreshing time customized to your own style.

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Sasebo Tourism and Convention Association

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Sasebo Tourism and Convention Association

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Sasebo Tourism and Convention Association

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【今旅したい・撮りたい長崎】佐世保・西海エリア

Nagasaki Prefectural Tourism Federation

2つの日本一！＜佐世保市＞

2つの日本一！＜佐世保市＞

Nagasaki Prefectural Tourism Federation

Sasebo City

Address: 21-1 Miuracho, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture (Inside JR Sasebo Station)
Website: https://www.sasebo99.com/
Operator: Sasebo Tourism and Convention Association

Sasebo City Spots List

Hario Transmitting Station
Kujukushima Pearl Sea Resort
Tenkaiho Observatory
Huis Ten Bosch
Kujukushima Kanko Park
Emukae Town
Sasebo Port
Kujukushima Aquarium Umikirara
Megane-iwa (Spectacles Rock)
Kujukushima Cruise – Catamaran Yacht “99TRITON”
Former Imperial Navy Sasebo Chinjuifu Triumphal Memorial Hall
Matsuura Railway
Senryu Shuzo (Sake Brewery)
Umegae Shuzo (Sake Brewery)
Kajimae-cho
Saikai Bridge
Ishidake Observatory

Hario Transmitting Station

Hario Transmitting Station

“针尾送信所”突兀现现在西海市闲适的风光中，是建于大正时代、汇集了当时最高尖端土木技术筑成的3座巨型混凝土无线塔遗迹。高达约136米的强固巨塔在葱郁的绿意山丘上勾勒出一个完美的正三角形，其重厚深沉的构造散发着压倒性的格局与近代化遗产的历史分量，令海外的军事迷与废墟爱好者为之深深着迷。迈入其中、从巨塔的正下方仰望天空，整个空间里弥漫着独特的静谧与历史足迹，是一处能让人远离都市喧嚣的特异空间，去静静审视时间的虚幻与和平可贵的珍贵名所。

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Kujukushima Pearl Sea Resort

Kujukushima Pearl Sea Resort

能让您运用五感完整捕捉优美九十九岛海洋魅力的、充满开放感的滨海纯天然度假村——“九十九岛珍珠海洋度假村（Kujukushima Pearl Sea Resort）”。在广阔的园区内，坐落着自然阳光洒入的绝美水族馆“海闪闪（Umi-kirara）”、以及时尚的海滨小店，最适合一边感受着惬意的潮风一边在露天席位上悠闲度过时光。从此搭乘宏大的游览船或双体帆船破浪启航，向着由无数翠绿岛屿与碧蓝大海织就的雄浑大景观展开启航冒险，这段时光能让您彻底忘却现代繁忙的日程，赋予您一生难忘的深切感动与地球活生生的生命大能。

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Tenkaiho Observatory

Tenkaiho Observatory

“展海峰”能够以最佳、最具戏剧性的视角，将佐世保引以为傲的壮丽“九十九岛”大景观一览无遗，是一处绝美的天空展望台。从山顶展望台上，您可以180度无死角地尽情欣赏无限展延的碧蓝大海与形态各异的深绿诸岛织就的动态艺术，其宏大的格局令所有人肃然失语。展望台的脚下铺展着广阔的花海，春季油菜花满开、秋季波斯菊绽放，大海之蓝与色彩斑斓的鲜花交织成绝美的对比，深度疗愈着旅人的心灵。在黄昏时分凝望着诸岛剪影被夕阳完全染成金黄色的瞬间，神圣的静谧将彻底铺展，带给内心极致的治愈。

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Huis Ten Bosch

“豪斯登堡”以重厚沉稳的红砖建筑、纵横交错的广阔运河、以及四季盛开的绝美鲜花，完美重现了荷兰的优美街景，是全日本规模最大的大滞在型国际观光度假区。一迈入其中，欧洲般洗练优美的画面无边展延，忘却繁杂的优雅慢节奏在城市中静静流淌，能将日常的压力彻底消除。夜幕低垂，荣获世界最高峰品质赞誉的“光之王国”霓虹彩灯将整座城市瞬间蜕变为梦幻般的璀璨灯海，令全球到访旅人为之震撼。将高雅、无微不至的奢华款待、大自然的微风与极致的娱乐融为一体，这里是一处让身心得到深度放松与完美恢复的顶级度假空间。

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Kujukushima Kanko Park

Kujukushima Kanko Park

Boasting a vast lawn plaza extending across roughly 4.7 hectares on a high hill, "Kujukushima Kanko Park" is a superb scenic healing spot where you can overlook the grand panorama of Sasebo's Kujukushima alongside overwhelming openness. From the observatory hill where nothing obstructs your sight, you can appreciate the 360-degree dynamic natural art woven by blue skies, emerald green seas, and countless floating green islands. Lying down upon the soft turf while caressed by pleasant breezes serves as an ultimate refresh to liberate you from daily busy schedules. Especially at dusk, the scenery where the ocean and island silhouettes are...

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Emukae Town

Nestled within the peaceful valleys of the Kita-Matsuura Peninsula, "Emukae Town" once flourished as a bustling post town for the Hirado clan, preserving rich history and traditions today as a quiet town of healing. Walking through old streets that retain traces of the Edo period or touring historic sake breweries that served as designated "Honjin" (official lodgings) for the clan lord wraps you in a distinct nostalgia, as if time has stopped. In early summer, the mystical "Senzoku-Toro Festival" is held, decorating the town with thousands of lanterns and allowing you to experience the authentic mood of a Japanese summer....

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Sasebo Port

Serving as the gateway to the beautiful Kujukushima Islands and once flourishing as a key naval base, "Sasebo Port" possesses a unique port-town culture seamlessly blending Americanized flavor today. The romantic scenery of large ships, US Navy vessels, and beautiful sailing ships coming and going stimulates visitors' intellectual curiosity. Along the portside area, modern complexes like "Sasebo Go-ban-gai" are situated, where you can relish fresh seafood or the famous Sasebo Burger on open-air terraces while feeling pleasant sea breezes. At night, ship lights and the massive shipyard cranes are beautifully illuminated, wrapping the area in dreamlike beauty. It is an...

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Kujukushima Aquarium Umikirara

Kujukushima Aquarium Umikirara

Allowing you to experience the charms of the beautiful Kujukushima ocean through all five senses, "Kujukushima Aquarium Umikirara" is a beautiful resort aquarium. At the outdoor-type "Kujukushima Bay Large Aquarium"—highly rare within Japan as it allows natural sunlight to stream directly inside—you can savor an overwhelming sense of unity as if you yourself are diving within the beautiful sea of Kujukushima. The schools of sardines glittering under the light and the sight of stingrays swimming gracefully deeply heal visitors' hearts. Furthermore, the mystical "Jellyfish Symphony Dome," fusing light and music, serves as a blissful healing space that completely eliminates daily...

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Megane-iwa (Spectacles Rock)

Megane-iwa (Spectacles Rock)

Suddenly appearing within the peaceful nature of Sasebo City, "Megane-iwa" (Spectacles Rock) is a powerful, elemental sacred spot exhibiting remarkable natural sculptural beauty. A massive single block of sandstone, measuring about 20 meters long and 10 meters high, features two large horizontal holes carved out by waves and winds over an unimaginable span of time, earning its unique name because its appearance looks exactly like a giant pair of spectacles. Steeped in historical romance as well, with monuments left by former Hirado clan lords praising its beauty, it is captivating. Placing yourself within the powerful earth energy radiated by the...

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Kujukushima Cruise – Catamaran Yacht “99TRITON”

Kujukushima Cruise – Catamaran Yacht “99TRITON”

Cruising through the beautiful, emerald green sea of peaceful Kujukushima in the absolute highest luxury style, the catamaran yacht "99TRITON" is exceptional. Boasting outstanding stability and expansive deck spaces unique to a twin-hulled yacht, it glides gracefully as if sliding over the water. Onboard, you can savor premium special cuisine and fine wine using fresh local ingredients while bathing your entire body in refreshing sea breezes. Gating upon the magnificent natural art woven by countless islands as it is dyed golden during dusk from a front-row seat completely eliminates busy daily schedules, bringing lifelong deep emotions and blissful healing to...

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Former Imperial Navy Sasebo Chinjuifu Triumphal Memorial Hall

Former Imperial Navy Sasebo Chinjuifu Triumphal Memorial Hall

Constructed in 1923 and designated as a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property, the "Former Imperial Navy Sasebo Chinjuifu Triumphal Memorial Hall (currently Sasebo Citizens' Cultural Hall)" is magnificent. Built to commemorate the active service of naval ships belonging to the Sasebo Naval District during World War I, this structure is a masterpiece of architecture beautifully fusing heavy brick aesthetics with noble Gothic-style designs, symbolizing the history of Sasebo's modernization. Stepping inside, a retro and refined atmosphere of the Taisho era drifts about, deeply fulfilling visitors' intellectual curiosity and travel romance. At night, it is gently illuminated, beautifully drawing the historical...

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Matsuura Railway

Matsuura Railway

Leisurely connecting the authentic, original landscapes of Nagasaki and Saga—from Arita, Imari, Matsuura, Hirado, to Sasebo—the "Matsuura Railway (MR)" is delightful. Home to "Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station," the westernmost station in Japan, the sight of the retro and adorable one-carriage train running slowly through peaceful farming zones and beautiful coastlines of the Kita-Matsuura Peninsula brings a distinct nostalgia and deep peace to visitors' hearts. Watching the uncommercialized,ありのまま (as-it-is) rich living of Japan and the changing seasonal art of great nature outside the train window allows you to luxuriously experience the ultimate "slow travel." It is an ideal local railway to completely forget...

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Senryu Shuzo (Sake Brewery)

Senryu Shuzo (Sake Brewery)

Situated in Emukae-cho and boasting a rich history of over 300 years since its founding in 1688, "Senryu Shuzo" is a prominent historic sake brewery representing Nagasaki Prefecture. Dotted with venerable structures designated as National Registered Tangible Cultural Properties—including the heavy main brewery and the historic building once used as the official "Honjin" (headquarters) for Hirado clan lords—stepping inside gently envelops you in traditional Japanese architectural beauty and theほのか drifting aroma of mellow sake. Meticulously brewed by keeping traditional handcrafted techniques, utilizing rich natural spring waters and premium local rice, its sake fascinates authentic travelers worldwide with its refined, deep...

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Umegae Shuzo (Sake Brewery)

Umegae Shuzo (Sake Brewery)

Quietly nestled within the peaceful rural landscape of Sasebo City and accumulating over 200 years of history since its founding in 1787, the illustrious "Umegae Shuzo" is outstanding. Bearing a distinguished pedigree having its unique name bestowed by the former Hirado clan lord during the Edo period, retro and beautiful structures designated as National Registered Tangible Cultural Properties still exist today. Utilizing pure natural water welling up from underground alongside high-quality local rice, the sake and shochu meticulously仕込みed through traditional expertise are characterized by clean, refined, and deep flavors. Touring the historic storehouses while feeling the peaceful natural breeze and...

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Kajimae-cho

Kajimae-cho in Sasebo City is a picturesque port town area where your adventure to the beautiful Kujukushima Islands begins. Home to the Kujukushima Pearl Sea Resort, you can sail out from here on cruise boats or sea kayaks into a grand realm of natural art woven by countless islands. The seaside, where pleasant sea breezes sweep through, is ideal for strolling, and spending time leisurely while listening to the sound of waves gently dissolves daily stress. Savoring fresh seafood or famous local dishes at stylish shops along the coast while gazing at the endless blue ocean and green islands offers...

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Saikai Bridge

Spanning the Hario Strait to connect Sasebo City and Saikai City, the Saikaibashi Bridge is a spectacular spot where dynamic natural wonders flawlessly fuse with human architectural engineering. This area is counted among Japan's three fastest tidal currents, and the countless "giant whirlpools" generated by powerful currents colliding with each other can be viewed directly below from the promenade on the bridge. Experiencing the raw energy of the rushing, roaring sea up close fills visitors with overwhelming excitement and a profound reverence for nature. In spring, cherry blossoms bloom in full splendor around the bridge, and the magnificent contrast of...

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Ishidake Observatory

Ishidake Observatory

The Ishidake Observatory gained global recognition when its overwhelming beauty was featured in the opening scene of the movie "The Last Samurai." The panoramic view of the Kujukushima Islands looking down from the 119-meter-high summit of Mt. Ishidake is a magnificent spectacle that leaves words behind. Especially at dusk, the scenery where the calm sea and the silhouettes of countless islands are dyed by the setting sun shifting from golden to crimson is filled with a sacred silence, deeply healing the hearts of travelers. Breathing deeply while taking in this supreme masterpiece of art created by nature completely eliminates daily...

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