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Custom used to be tea, but now its coffee!

by Travel2write

From Seattle’s Best to Starbuck, to the local coffee houses. Coffee is taking Japan by storm. Just as in many cities across the USA, Japan has wrapped up the newer generation with coffee houses and folk music.

Oyster Festival

by Ike_2005

The Oyster Festival is held at Kashimae Bay. There are several miniature grills set up for people to use to cook oysters. There are vendors on the pier selling bags of oysters, coals for the fire, necessary appliances for grilling and of course beer. If you like grilled oysters and beer you'd love this. The festival happens in February, but they do a smaller version of it in November which is when I went. It went down on the weekend and was well worth going. I'll definitely be there for a few of the days in February if we're in port.

Sasebo ----- home of Huis Ten Bosch

by sunnywong

The city of Sasebo, which serves as a navel base for both US and Japanese forces, is the home of Huis Ten Bosch, as well as the jumping off point for explorations of the Hirado and Goto island groups.

Huis Ten Bosch (Nagasaki Dutch Village)
An environmentally-friendly theme park located just south of Sasebo, Huis Ten Bosch opened in 1992 and has since become one of Nagasaki's biggest crowd pleasers.

Further Links:

Huis Ten Bosch Official Website

Nagasaki Tourist Federation Official Website