Sasebo [city] - Sasebo

Japanese: 佐世保[市] - させぼ

A city in the northern part of Nagasaki Prefecture. It includes Hario Island, separated by the Sasebo Strait, and the northern tip of the Goto Islands. It was incorporated as a city in 1902. Its port is a good harbor facing Sasebo Bay, and since the establishment of the Naval Base in 1886, it has developed rapidly and flourished as a military port city. Most of the city was lost in war damage during World War II, but it was designated a trading port and oil storage port in 1948 and was restored. It has become an industrial city centered on shipbuilding using the former naval arsenal, but most of the former naval facilities are still used by the U.S. Navy and the Self-Defense Forces, so it has a strong character as a base town. Shipbuilding, which was the main industry, has expanded into machinery and other industries since the shipbuilding recession in the 1970s, and structural transformation is being attempted. In addition, after being designated a technopolis, the Sasebo Techno Park has been developed and the location of high-technology industries is being promoted. Pearl farming is thriving, the city produces pottery, and it is also a fishing base. The Sasebo Line, Omura Line, Matsuura Railway, and Nishi Kyushu Expressway run through the area, and there are many scenic spots such as the Kujukushima Islands and Saikai Bridge in Saikai National Park. In 1992, the theme park Huis Ten Bosch opened on Hario Island. In April 2005, the towns of Yoshii and Sechibaru in Kitamatsuura County were incorporated, in March 2006, the towns of Osaza and Uku in Kitamatsuura County, and in March 2010, the towns of Emukae and Shikamachi in Kitamatsuura County were incorporated. Area: 426.06 ^km2 . Population: 261,101 (2010).

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Japanese:

長崎県北部の市。早岐(はいき)瀬戸で隔てられた針尾島と，五島列島北端を含む。1902年市制。港は佐世保湾に臨む良港で，1886年海軍鎮守府の設置以来急速に発展し，軍港都市として栄えた。第２次大戦中市街の大半を戦災で失ったが，1948年貿易港・貯油港に指定されて復興。旧海軍工廠を利用した造船業を中心とする工業都市となったが，旧海軍施設の大半は依然米海軍と自衛隊が利用，基地の町の性格も強い。主力産業である造船は，1970年代の造船不況以降は機械などへ進出し，構造転換が図られている。また，テクノポリス指定を受けて佐世保テクノパークの造成を行い，ハイテクノロジー産業の立地を進めている。真珠養殖が盛んで，陶器を産し，漁業基地でもある。佐世保線，大村線，松浦鉄道，西九州自動車道が通じ，西海国立公園の九十九島や西海橋などの景勝地も多い。1992年針尾島にテーマパークのハウステンボスが開業した。2005年４月北松浦郡吉井町，世知原町を，2006年３月北松浦郡小佐々町，宇久町を，2010年３月北松浦郡江迎町，鹿町町を編入。426.06km²。26万1101人（2010）。

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