Sasebo Port

Sasebo Port is a waterfront area facing the Portside Terrace in Shinkocho, serving as a symbol of the city. The open waters are busy with various sizes of boats coming and going, creating a lively scene typical of a harbor town.

Along the wide waterfront and around the Portside Terrace, decks have been developed for walking while taking in the sea breeze. Visitors can observe the blue sea stretching out ahead, watching ships navigate closely amid the ever-changing sky.

The area offers opportunities to stroll along the waterfront decks, experiencing the scent of the tide and the wind, and to closely observe boats of different sizes moving across the water. The port shows different aspects throughout the day, from the refreshing atmosphere of daylight to the shimmering reflections on the water’s surface under sunlight. Both tourists visiting Sasebo city in Nagasaki Prefecture and locals passing through sometimes pause to look out over the sea.