With more than 160 stores, Yokkamachi Shopping Street, spanning seven towns and with a total length of approx. 1 km, lets visitors comfortably enjoy shopping regardless of the weather, and also has a plentiful selection of souvenir stores and restaurants.

This specialty burger, which is handmade according to each customer's order, is offered at stores in Sasebo City. It is said that it got its start when U.S. Navy officials introduced American recipes, and now there are approx. 30 burger shops scattered around the city.

Try your hand at creating a unique design for a Sasebo top, which are hand-made one by one, have a distinctive diamond-shaped iron point for spinning, and have been designated as a traditional Nagasaki Prefecture handicraft.

Tunnel Yokocho is a rare market created from a World War II air shelter, used right as it is. Next door is the Tonoo Market, with its nearly 100 years of history, where shops are lined up selling seafood.

There are numerous bars in Sasebo that opened for foreign nationals when the U.S. Navy base was established. English and Japanese fill the air, and cheerful laughter is often heard. The bars are cash bars, and some accept payment in dollars.

Located at the top of Mt. Ishidake at an altitude of 191m, this spot provides a great view of the Kujuku Islands. Many people visit for the impressive 360° view and to look at the islands below. The island scenery at the beginning of "The Last Samurai" movie was shot from here.