Sasebo is a small city with a vibrant commercial core. Most stores and businesses are within a couple blocks of the 20 minute walk shown below:

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The main commercial area is unified by a continuously roofed arcade (全蓋アーケード) fully three fifths of a mile in length. It is managed by two Shotengai Associations.

Sankacho (aka Sun Plaza) in the NW half:

Yonkacho in the SE half:

The following diagram shows downtown Sasebo on the left side:

green = covered shopping arcades

orange = pedestrian street

orange outline = slow street (where curves have been added to road to slow down cars)

red outline = extra wide sidewalks linking commercial core to JR Sasebo Station

magenta outline = walkable area (accessible without crossing any wide roads)

NW end of the shopping arcade:

The arcade roof passing over a park:

The SE end of the shopping arcade:

Photospheres: