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Arcade and a burger

2–3 hours ashore — no transport at all. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~2.5h door to door4 stops2–3 hours ashore

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Photo: ja:User:Sanjo / CC BY-SA 4.0

Door to door

~2.5h

From the gangway and back

Best for

2–3 hours

2–3 hours ashore — no transport at all

What it costs

¥0

Transport spend: ¥0. Burger ~¥1,000.

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.

+0:00
Walk into the arcade
Five minutes from Miura Wharf (from Uragashira, shuttle into town first) — a kilometre long, straight and covered
What you will see here →
+0:30
A certified Sasebo burger
Built after you order it. Expect fifteen minutes and do not rush the cook
What you will see here →
Photo: South simabara / CC BY 3.0
+1:15
Walk the arcade end to end
This is the town, not a tourist strip. Kujukushima senpei for the ship
What you will see here →
Photo: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0
+2:00
Back to the berth

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

Tenkaiho — TenkaihoPhoto: mahlervv / CC BY 3.0

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

Different hours, different day

The other routes in Sasebo

The islands, by boat4–6 hours · ~5h4–6 hours ashore Huis Ten Bosch, or the hidden church8 hours or more · ~8h8h+ ashore The rainy-day SaseboA wet day · ~4hWet weather — and this port is built for it

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