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Sasebo (佐世保市, Sasebo-shi) is a core city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the second-largest city in Nagasaki Prefecture, after its capital, Nagasaki . As of 1 April 2024 [update] , the city had an estimated population of 230,873 in 102,670 households, and a population density of 540 persons per km 2 . [ 1 ]
The number of Americans in Sasebo grew to about 20,000, and some 100 warships and freighters per day swelled the foreign populations still more. After the Korean War ended, the Japan Self-Defense Forces were formed, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships began to homeport in Sasebo (Sasebo District Force).
The Sasebo Naval Base (Japanese: 佐世保基地, Hepburn: Sasebo Kichi), also simply known as the JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base, is a group of ports and land facilities of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), which are scattered in multiple districts of Sasebo City, Kyushu, and where the Sasebo District Force [] are located.
The park can also be reached by boat from Nagasaki Airport or Sasebo via Huis Ten Bosch Marina and Harbour. The park recorded a peak attendance of 4.25 million visitors in 1996. However, the number of visitors later declined due to an economic slump in Japan, and the park declared bankruptcy in 2003 with debt of ¥220 billion. [ 3 ]
Map of Japan with the Sasebo Line highlighted in red. The Sasebo Line (佐世保線, Sasebo-sen) is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Kōhoku Station in Kōhoku, Saga Prefecture to Sasebo Station in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is part of the route connecting Sasebo with Saga and ...
Saikai National Park (西海国立公園, Saikai Kokuritsu Kōen) is a marine national park located in Nagasaki prefecture of northwest Kyūshū, Japan.It consists of the coastal regions of Matsuura Peninsula, extending northward from the port city of Sasebo and encompasses the Kujūku Islands, with over 200 islands to the west, Hirado Peninsula further west, and the coastlines of the Gotō ...
NAVCOMTELSTA Far East was originally designated as Naval Communications Facility, Yokosuka Japan; it was commissioned on 8 January 1951, after the outbreak of the Korean War. In December 1952 U.S. Naval Radio Receiving Facility Kami Seya, Japan was completed, and the Security Group Department and general-service receivers were moved to Kami Seya.
Haenosaki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan Haenosaki Station ( 南風崎駅 , Haenosaki-eki ) is a passenger railway station located in Haenosaki-cho, Sasebo , Nagasaki Prefecture , Japan.