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The islands, by boat

4–6 hours ashore. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~5h door to door5 stops4–6 hours ashore
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Photo: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
~5h
From the gangway and back
Best for
4–6 hours
5 stops, nothing to reserve
What it costs
~¥600 pp bus
Transport spend: ~¥600 pp bus. Boat ~¥1,800.
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
    Bus to Pearl Sea Resort

    ~25 minutes. Boats sail roughly hourly

    Full guide: Kujukushima →
  2. +0:40
    The Kujukushima sightseeing boat

    Fifty minutes through 208 islets. A public sailing at a fixed fare, no operator, no markup

    What you will see here →Full guide: Kujukushima →
    Photo: avlxyz / CC BY-SA
  3. +1:45
    Umikirara aquarium, beside the pier

    Jellyfish, and the ecology of the islands explained

  4. +2:45
    Taxi to Tenkaiho

    The classic viewpoint. Cosmos in autumn, rape flowers in spring

    What you will see here →Full guide: Tenkaiho →
    Photo: mahlervv / CC BY 3.0
  5. +3:45
    Back to town for a burgerWhat you will see here →
    Photo: South simabara / CC BY 3.0
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
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
Huis Ten Bosch
Huis Ten BoschPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Huis Ten Bosch, canals and windmills
Huis Ten Bosch, canals and windmillsPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Lemon steak
Lemon steakPhoto: soycamino / CC BY
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Sasebo

Arcade and a burger2–3 hours · ~2.5h2–3 hours ashore — no transport at allHuis Ten Bosch, or the hidden church8 hours or more · ~8h8h+ ashoreThe rainy-day SaseboA wet day · ~4hWet weather — and this port is built for it
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