Hokkaido does indeed that’s up the northern part of the isles - Sasebo is down around just north of Nagasaki.
..........for all you guys bragging about “Port Calls” in Sasebo, if you were there between August 69 and May 71 I brought you your mail! The Peleliu practically lived in Sasebo.
I would also add that the journalist writer of this article got the headline FLAT wrong. Having made the trip between the two cities many times, I can tell you that Nagasaki and Sasebo are just as different as Austin and San Antonio.
Lots of good jarheads in Sasebo who would have made quick work of any shooter.