Access to Sasebo
Access from outside of Sasebo city
From abroad and around Japan by airplane
From prefectures around Kyushu
Access to islands
To Ojika, Uku
To Ojika, Uku (High Speed Ship / Ferry)
Kyushu Shosen ０９２-８２２-９１５３
Transporting vehicles by ship requires a reservation. Please make reservations at least one month before you wish to depart.
The ship schedules may be subject to change while docked or due to weather conditions. Please check the ships schedule in advance.
Ferry to Ojika, Uku (1 ship per day)
Nomo Shosen ０９２-２９１-０５１０
Transporting vehicles by ship requires a reservation. Please make reservations at least one month before you wish to depart.
Ojika Port
To Kuroshima, Takashima
Ferry to Kuroshima, Takashima (3 ships per day)
Kuroshima Youkyakusen Company, TEL: 0956-56-2516
Transporting vehicles by ship requires a reservation. Please make reservations at least one month before you wish to depart.
Ferry to Takashima
Sea Taxi Jyuufuku (4 ships per day)
TEL ０９０-１９２１-１７２３
Sea Taxi Sakura （3 ships per day）
TEL ０９０-３０７５-１８１７
Transportation in Sasebo and Ojika
Going around Sasebo
Saihi Bus
For transportation around downtown Sasebo, while Saihi Bus is convenient for the northern Kujukushima and mountain areas
▼Saihi Bus
Busses marked with a blue and silver line. Also operate highway busses to Nagasaki and Fukuoka.
Sightseeing Bus
Matsuura Railway（MR）
A local line connecting Arita, Imari and Hirado with Sasebo. Fondly known as the MR or MR Railway.
Sightseeing taxi
Take a chartered taxi, guided by a Sasebo Sightseeing Meister, certified by the Sasebo City Mayor. There are plenty of courses that allow you to go around the each of the various famous sightseeing areas.
▼Sasebo sightseeing by taxi
4,000 Yen 〜50,000 Yen
For more information or to apply
Sasebo Tourist Information Center
21-1 Miura-cho, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture
Japan 857-0863 (inside JR Sasebo Station)
Open throughout the year 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Phone:+81-956-22-6630
Sasebo sightseeing by taxi
Going around the islands
Ojika, Uku, Takashima, Kuroshima
As there are no busses or taxies, sightseeing on the island is best done by rental car or rental bicycle. Numbers are limited however, so please make sure to reserve in advance.
Rental Car Uku Koutsu
TEL 0959-57-2132
Rental Bicycles （Ukuchari）
Uku Tourist Association
TEL 0959-57-3935
Rental Bicycles Yamasaki Rinei
TEL 0959-57-2828
Taxi Uku Koutsu
TEL 0959-57-2132
Sightseeing taxi
Cycling with rental electric bicycles
Cycling through the World Heritage “Kuroshima Settlement”. You can easily go uphill with an electric bicycle!
NPO Kuroshima Sightseeing Association
8-4 Kuroshima-cho, Sasebo 857-3271
ＴＥＬ:0956-56-2311
(FAX:0956-56-2311)
List of the main forms of transportation
◆Bus
- Saihi Bus （Local route bus）
- （0956）23-2121
- Saihi Bus（Highway Bus reservations）
- （0956）25-8900
◆Railway
- JR Sasebo Station
- （0956）22-7115
- MR Matsuura Railway Sasebo Station
- （0956）25-2229
◆Airplane
- Nagasaki Airport
- （0957）52-5555
◆Taxi
- Sasebo City Taxi Association
- （0956）22-2714
- ▼Nagasaki Airport Jumbo Taxi
- (Reservations)http://www.jumbotaxi.info
Mobile phone http://www.jumbotaxi.info/m
◆Ship
- Yasuda Sangyo Kisen (Nagasaki Airport Ocean Line)
- （0956）27-0163
- Kuroshima Youkyakusen (To Takashima, Kuroshima)
- （0956）56-2516
- Kyushu Shosen (To Kami-Goto, Ojika,Uku)
- （0956）22-6161
- Kyushu Shosen (Sundays and Holidays)
- （0956）24-5326
- Goto Sangyo Kisen (To Kami-Goto, Ojika, Uku)
- （0959）42-3447
- Saikai Engan Shosen (To Saikai City, Oshima)
- （0956）24-1004
- Sakito Shosen (To Sakito, Enoshima, Hirashima, kami-Goto)
- （0956）25-6118
- Segawa Kisen (To Yokose, Kawachi)
- （0959）32-1770
- Tsuyoshi Shosen (To Hirado City, Tsuyoshi)
- （0950）27-0025
Sasebo Tourist Information Center
(by Sasebo Convention & Visitors Association)
Sasebo City Tourist Information Center is located in Sasebo Station. It has many pamphlets about sightseeing spots around the city, so please drop by before you go sightseeing.
21-1 Miura-cho, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture
Japan 857-0863 (inside JR Sasebo Station)
Open throughout the year 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Phone:+81-956-22-6630
