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See in Sasebo · #9 of the port's ten

The Hario radio towers

~4h — the round trip from the gangway, with the 60-minute margin kept aside.

Photo: Dyamasan / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Round trip
4 hr
From the ship and back
Fits
a 4–6 hour stop ashore
Margin already counted
Getting there
Taxi
See the rides below
Booking
Just turn up
Nothing to reserve
Why we send people here

Three reinforced concrete towers of 1922, 136 metres tall, built to reach submarines across the Pacific. The signal ordering the attack on Pearl Harbor is often said to have gone out from here. They are still standing, and unnervingly quiet.

Before you count on it
  • 4 hr door to door means a 2–3 hour stop ashore cannot hold it. Pick something closer instead.
  • No single published ride covers this one. Budget for a taxi both ways, or fold it into a guided day.
The story

Why The Hario radio towers is famous

Three concrete towers, 136 metres tall, finished in 1922 for the Imperial Navy and still standing because they were built too well to demolish cheaply. The signal that told the fleet to proceed with the attack on Pearl Harbor is generally understood to have been relayed from here.

Pairs well with

What to put beside it

Each of these still lands you back aboard with the hour to spare.

Build your own day →
The one rule: be back on board 60 minutes before all-aboard. Build the whole day on the Sasebo plan page.