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The long call · Sasebo

Huis Ten Bosch, or the hidden church

8h+ ashore. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~8h door to door4 stops8 hours or more ashore
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Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Door to door
~8h
From the gangway and back
Best for
8 hours or more
8h+ ashore
What it costs
~¥1,000 pp rail
Transport spend: ~¥1,000 pp rail. HTB from ~¥7,000.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Train to Huis Ten Bosch

    ~20 minutes. A full-scale Dutch town, larger than Tokyo Disneyland

    What you will see here →Full guide: Huis Ten Bosch →
  2. +0:45
    The canals, the windmills and the tulips

    Tulips in spring; illumination after dark all year

    Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
  3. +4:30
    Train back and a lemon steak

    Thin beef, lemon and soy, and rice to finish the sauce. Invented here

    What you will see here →
    Photo: soycamino / CC BY
  4. +6:30
    The arcade before you sailWhat you will see here →
    Photo: ja:User:Sanjo / CC BY-SA 4.0
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Sasebo, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

The Hario radio towers at Sasebo
The Hario radio towers at SaseboPhoto: Dyamasan / CC BY-SA 4.0
A Sasebo burger
A Sasebo burgerPhoto: South simabara / CC BY 3.0
The wooded islets of Kujukushima from the air
The wooded islets of Kujukushima from the airPhoto: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0
Kuroshima Church, a brick church on an island near Sasebo
Kuroshima Church, a brick church on an island near SaseboPhoto: Marine-Blue / CC BY 4.0
Blue-and-white porcelain on a shelf
Blue-and-white porcelain on a shelfPhoto: Sóc Năng Động / Pexels
Tenkaiho
TenkaihoPhoto: mahlervv / CC BY 3.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Sasebo

Arcade and a burger2–3 hours · ~2.5h2–3 hours ashore — no transport at allThe islands, by boat4–6 hours · ~5h4–6 hours ashoreThe rainy-day SaseboA wet day · ~4hWet weather — and this port is built for it
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