Nagasaki Airport, which was reclaimed in Omura Bay, opened in 1975 and it was the first offshore airport in the world. It serves as a gateway to the region, connecting it to various domestic and international destinations.

Hirado Seto Ichiba is a marketplace offering fresh, locally-sourced agricultural and marine products, as well as processed goods, all proudly produced in Hirado. Here, you’ll find a wide range of products that the locals confidently recommend.

On the first floor, you'll find the marketplace and an information space, while the second floor features a cafe restaurant and an observation terrace. This place is a hub where the foods, people and local topics from Hirado come together.

The second floor of Hirado Seto Market features a restaurant with an ocean view.
Hearty bowls and meals are perfect for relaxing after a day of travel.

If you feel tired from walking around the town, take a break and enjoy a sweet treat of Hirado.
In addition to the four major specialties of Hirado, Hana-castella (flower-shaped sponge cake), Ubatama (sweet potato sweets), Gobo-mochi (burdock rice cakes) and kasudosu (Hirado-style sponge cake) - you can also enjoy milkshake, kinako rolls (soybean flour rolls), and fusuma manjū (wheat bran-filled buns), providing a perfect sugar boost for both your body and soul. If you’re looking to buy kasudosu as a souvenir, Hirado Tsutaya is also highly recommended.

This white lighthouse can be found on the northernmost point of Ikitsuki Island, located to the north-west of Hirado Island. It stands on a precipitous cliff around 100 meters high, and also has a viewing platform, from which you can enjoy panoramic views of magnificent and impressive scenery. At dusk, the sun sinking into the horizon dyes the lighthouse orange, offering a different appearance to the daytime.

Crossing the Ikitsuki Ohashi Bridge from the main island of Hirado marks the beginning of the Ikitsuki Sunset Way.

Looking out over, you'll see the blue waters of the sea and when you gaze at the mountains you'll find cliffs, making this an excellent driving route for viewing the horizon.

On clear days, you might even be treated to a breathtaking sunset and the route is also famous as a filming location for commercials.

Yakiniku Suzu, located just a 1-minute walk from Hirado Tsutaya, is a restaurant where you can enjoy Hirado-raised wagyu beef at a reasonable price.
This restaurant offers the a wide variety of yakiniku sets and original menus, using finest Hirado beef which is selected carefully by the owner. Not only tourist but locals visit for trying the high-quality of Wagyu beef here.

The Roadside Service Area "SASEBOX 99" is located by Ainoura-Nakazato Interchange of Nishi-Kyushu Expressway in the northern part of Sasebo. In "Meihinkan" the specialty store, there are a seasonal ingredients sale corner, a bakery, and you can find local special products and souvenirs that satisfy your needs. In the food court, you can try specialties of Sasebo such as Lemon Beef Steak, JMSDF Curry, Sasebo Burgers, and Jumbo Cream Puffs by restaurant HACHINO-YA. There is a sightseeing information center of Sasebo as well.

4○3 is combinations of "4" in Yon(4)ka-cho shopping street, "○" in Tama(a gem)-ya, and "3" in San(3)ka-cho shopping street. "Saruku" means "strolling around" in Sasebo dialect. Its total length in a straight line is about 1 kilometer which makes it the longest arcade in Japan, and it consists of more than 160 stores. You can enjoy shopping comfortably regardless of the weather. There are souvenir shops, clothing and daily goods stores, as well as restaurants and cafes.

A two-story commercial facility built of bricks located in Yorozu-cho facing Sasebo Port. There are cafés, bar, general stores, and art studios in the building. The restoration using original wood and bricks result in a relaxing atmosphere. This area, including other shops around the facility, is called "Yorozu Rokku (Yorozu Town Six)" and becoming popular as a new sightseeing spot in Sasebo.

In Sasebo city, there are pubs, restaurants and bars opens until late at night. Experience one-of-a-kind atmosphere of Sasebo which is a bit different from the daytime!

There are five official hotels inside Huis Ten Bosch. You can enjoy the beautifully illuminated streets late into the night or take a peaceful early-morning stroll through the park, offering you a special experience.
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Hiroppa, a park created by Maruhiro (the local products maker of Nagasaki Prefecture’s traditional Hasami Ware craft goods) and with artists connected through their experience working creating Hasami Ware, had its grand opening last month on the first of October.

Grass covers the entire nearly 4000 square meter plot of the park. Artists with a connection to Maruhiro started by designing the playgrounds. Then they added direct-owned shops with Maruhiro’s full line-up of goods, bento and sweets shops, craft-beer-selling kiosks, and cafes. Visitors can enjoy whatever kind of place they like inside the park.

In addition, a universally accessible path has been put up so that wheelchairs can easily travel around the park. This is a park that you will long remember from your travels, somewhere people can relax and have a good time regardless of age or gender, a park that has become a perfect place for rest and relaxation.

Hasami-cho is a city of pottery art, where Hasami-yaki enjoys great popularity among the public with its colorful and simple design. Nishinohara, formerly the site of the pottery workshop for Hasami-yaki, is now a tourist attraction which especially attracts female tourists as the old pottery workshop has been renovated to set up café, restaurants, grocery stores, stationery stores, tableware shops, and other stores which are popular with young people.
The café enjoys great popularity for its coffee rice and large dessert dishes, thus many people have special trips here to taste them.

This restaurand offers a slow food menu made with locally sourced organic vegetables and seasonal ingredients. The authentic Neapolitan pizza, baked in a stone oven, has a crispy and chewy texture. Of course, the dishes are served on Hasami pottery.
The gallery also features local Hasami pottery, and directly-delivered organic vegetables are sold there.

Nagasaki Airport, which was reclaimed in Omura Bay, opened in 1975 and it was the first offshore airport in the world. It serves as a gateway to the region, connecting it to various domestic and international destinations.