Japan! Cruise MSC Bellissima Day 6, Part 2🔸Sasebo, Nagasaki, "Huis Ten Bosch" Netherlands Theme Park

Key Highlights of Sasebo: 🔸Kujukushima Islands: A chain of 208 picturesque, mostly uninhabited islands dotted across the sea near Kujukushima Pearl Sea Resort. Popular viewing spots include the Tenkaiho, Ishidake (featured in The Last Samurai), and Yumihari observatories. 🔸Naval Port Heritage: Developed as a major Imperial Japanese Navy base starting in the late 19th century and later serving as a U.S. Navy base after World War II. 🔸American-Influenced Food: Famous for local culinary staples like the hearty Sasebo Burger 🔸Huis Ten Bosch: A massive Dutch-themed resort and theme park featuring life-sized replica Dutch windmills, canals, and seasonal flower displays. Huis Ten Bosch (Japanese: ハウステンボス, Hepburn: Hausu Ten Bosu) is a theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan, that recreates the Netherlands and displays life-sized replicas of old Dutch buildings. The name Huis Ten Bosch translates into English as "House in the Woods/Forest". It is named after Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, one of the three official residences of the Dutch royal family. The park features many Dutch-style buildings such as hotels, villas, theatres, museums, shops, and restaurants, along with canals, windmills, amusement rides, and a park planted with seasonal flowers.