Day 81 – March 26 – Nagasaki, Japan
Photos
Our final stop in Japan – Nagasaki – blue dot marks our location
Panorama of the Nagasaki harbor
Ships under construction/repair at Mitsubishi
A luxury cruise ship docked near us – only carries a couple hundred passengers
On the bus ready for today’s excursion
The symbol for the area we visited – Sasebo
Location of Sasebo in relation to Nagasaki
Before exploring the islands, we had a Japanese lunch
At our table for 6 ready to chow down
Not sure what everything is but from top down – salad, dessert, cooked fish and raw fish, rice, seaweed and noodle soup. Wagyu beef in the wood steamer box.
Some of the Wagyu beef with vegetables
On the dock ready to board our tour boat
Our tour boat for cruising the 99 islands (actually there are over 200).
Pearl culturing area at left in this video (dots on the water)
View from the rear of the boat of some of the islands
More of the islands
More pearl culturing (dots on the water)
Navigating around the small islands
More of the islands
Fish cages at upper right
More islands
And more islands
And more
Location of the observation deck – to view the 202 islands near Sasebo
Selfie from the observation deck with islands in the background
Short video showing the many islands
Lots of small islands – only 4 of the 202 are inhabited – remainder are protected
Fish cages in the lower right and center
Video showing the Pearl Queen doing her thing
Fish cages
Lots of pearl culturing – the dots on the water
View back toward Sasebo harbor – military ship at US base
Shipyard with vessel in dry dock
Dry dock at naval base in Sasebo
Advanced design military vessel at naval base in Sasebo
Nomi (drink) Houdai (all you can drink) – our guide showing us what signs to look for at bars and restaurants
1 kilometer long shopping area in Sasebo
Interesting wind socks at a store in the shopping mall
This evening’s show – traditional Japanese music using the shamisen
This evening’s show – traditional Japanese music using the shamisen
This evening’s show – traditional Japanese music using the shamisen
This evening’s show – traditional Japanese music using the shamisen
This evening’s show – traditional Japanese music using the shamisen
This evening’s show – traditional Japanese music using the shamisen
This evening’s show – traditional Japanese music using the shamisen
This evening’s show – traditional Japanese music using the shamisen
This evening’s show – traditional Japanese music using the shamisen
This evening’s show – traditional Japanese music using the shamisen
This evening’s show – traditional Japanese music using the shamisen
This evening’s show – traditional Japanese music using the shamisen
This evening’s show – traditional Japanese music using the shamisen