I did a refit in Sasebo many years ago.
It's one of the finest shipyards I've ever seen. They got us out of there 2 weeks ahead of schedule and tossed in a couple of things, not minor, to boot.
I took a carton of Marlboro's and a 5th of Jack out on the town to a bar and traded it for a full week's worth of beer and Santori.
It's the first place I ever saw Karoke and thought it was the weirdest thing I ever saw.
Great place, Sasebo!
My three years there were the most memorable in my life. Fortunately my girl friend -- and later wife -- was a tour guide who knew about the surrounding area and introduced me to the great variety of Japanese foods and culture. Ha! I even practiced ice hockey with the local city team.
And outside Sasebo's deep draft, typhoon-haven harbor is the lovely 99 Islands national park pictured below.
