Roadside Station Sasebokusu 99

Filled with the brilliance of Kujuku Islands
Gourmet food and local products can be found here.

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Map of Roadside Station Sasebokusu 99

Roadside Station Sasebokusu 99 Gourmet Information

Kujukushima Oyster, the best local product

Kujuku Islands oysters are rather small, but their meat is packed tightly, and they are characterized by their plump texture and creamy, rich flavor. The reason for this is that the oysters grow by absorbing the nutrients from the mountains along the intricate coastline and from the small islands off the coast, which send nutrients into the sea. From October to March, when the oysters are in season, Kujuku Islands oysters can be enjoyed at oyster grill huts along the seashore.

This is the one to eat. Sasebo Burger

Sasebo is a former naval city, and a city of the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Navy. Sasebo's gourmet food is filled with these histories, one of which is the Sasebo Burger. The "Military Shokudo" in the station food court also sells Sasebo burgers, which can also be taken out. There are three types: the Sasebo Burger (500 yen), the Sasebo Burger Special (990 yen, pictured), and the Sasebo Bacon Burger (800 yen, pictured). The "Sasebo Burger Special" contains not only a patty but also a piece of beef seasoned with a strong seasoning. It is a hearty burger.

Buy this Maritime Self-Defense Force Curry

This is another local product unique to Sasebo. As you may know, the former Navy and Maritime Self-Defense Force have a rule that every Friday lunch on board is curry. This is to keep the sense of the day of the week alive during the long hours spent at sea. In Sasebo, the JMSDF Curry Grand Prix "GC1 Grand Prix" is held every year, in which curry recipes devised by the various JMSDF vessels are voted for by the public to compete for the top prize. The curry of the GC1 Grand Prix has been made into retort pouch; the "Kurama" destroyer, which won the Grand Prix in 2016, is now decommissioned and is a "phantom flavor" of the JMSDF. 648 yen each. You can also taste them at Military Shokudo.

It's winter, so a hot and sweet relationship? A taste of Sasebo with a story (romance)

The port city of Sasebo still has the image of a "military port. On the other hand, it also has deep ties with Christianity. At "Michi no Eki Sasebokusu 99" (Roadside Station Sasebokusu 99), we found two types of zenzai that were born in Sasebo. Tenshi no Zenzai" is named after the Kuroshima Tenshudo Church on Kuroshima, a Christian island off the coast of Sasebo. At the church, believers celebrate the holy night with cake and zenzai with sweet potatoes after Christmas Eve mass.

On the other hand, the "Zenzai of Battleship Musashi" contains chestnuts. The battleship Musashi was fitted out at the port of Sasebo. In the Navy, it was customary for the crew to eat zenzai the night before arriving at their home port. It is said that the sweet taste was intended to relieve the crew's fatigue. Although believers and naval servicemen are in completely opposite positions, they are the same in that they tasted hot and sweet zenzai with joy.

Around Roadside Station Sasebokusu 99

Things to do in the area Kujuku Islands sightseeing boat

If you want to have fun in the area

The word "ninety-nine" means "many," and is often expressed as "ninety-nine (tsuzura) folds. There are not 99 islands in the Kujukushima archipelago, but actually 208. Why not take a cruise boat departing from Kujukushima Pearl Sea Resort and explore the many small islands in the narrow inland sea of Kujukushima? In addition to the white sailboat "Pearl Queen" and the red pirate ship "Mirai," there is also the Rila Cruise, which is a small cruise boat that can make small trips. The Sunset Cruise in the evening allows you to enjoy the Kujuku Islands at sunset from the ship.