The Saikai National Park is a national park located in the northwest district of Nagasaki-Pref. It's a maritime park that includes Hirado-island, Goto-island, and Kujukushima in Sasebo. It was designated as the 18th National Park in Japan on March 16, 1955 and comprises open ocean and approximately 400 islands of various sizes. It includes the Kujukushima and Wakamatsu strait where there is a concentration of small islands. The area of Kujukushima consists of a sawtooth coastline with approximately 200 islands and a view of the Aegean Sea. The area is 246 square kms in size.

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There is a pedestrian friendly path, with wheelchair access, in the park for you to enjoy views of Saikai National Park. From here it's possible to see the vegetation and flowers of Kujukushima, including the domestic "Mucuna sempervirens" shown in the example.

From here it's possible to see Kujukushima Bay, the local neighborhood, and the plants in Nagao Peninsula Park.

You can also see the wonderful views of the sightseeing boats “Pearl Queen” and “Mirai(Future)”.

Please walk along the red dotted line.

【Location of Nagao Peninsula Park】

Please walk along the red dotted line.

Kujukushima Visitor Center:

The Saikai National Park, and Kujukushima in particular, have observations carried out in the field and this environmental information is recorded. The people making these observations meet at Kujukushima and hold workshops.