Sasebo (佐世保市), a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, is known for its rich maritime history and vibrant culture. Established as a naval base in the late 19th century, it played a significant role in Japan's naval expansion. Today, Sasebo is home to the U.S. Navy's Fleet Activities Sasebo and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, highlighting its continuing strategic importance. The city is also renowned for its scenic beauty, including the Kujuku Islands, and attractions such as the Huis Ten Bosch theme park, reflecting a blend of Japanese and Western influences.


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Districts and Postal Codes in Sasebo

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District Postal Code
Aioichō 〒857-0044
Ainōrachō 〒858-0918
Akagichō 〒857-0013
Akasakichō 〒857-0064
Asagochō 〒857-0431
Atagochō 〒858-0917
Arifukuchō 〒859-3241
Ionōrachō 〒857-1233
Ishizakachō 〒857-0037
Izumichō 〒857-0057
Inarichō 〒857-0851
Imabukuchō 〒857-0061
Ukumachi Iira 〒857-4813
Ukumachi Ōkubo 〒857-4815
Ukumachi Ōdae 〒857-4903
Ukumachi Obama 〒857-4812
Ukumachi Kōnōra 〒857-4811
Ukumachi Koba 〒857-4904
Ukumachi Taira 〒857-4901
Ukumachi Terashima 〒857-4816
Ukumachi Nogata 〒857-4902
Ukumachi Motoiira 〒857-4814
Udogoechō 〒857-0069
Umedamachi 〒857-0017
Uragawachichō 〒859-3225
Uwabaruchō 〒859-3202
Uwamachi 〒857-0058
Egamichō 〒859-3244
Enagachō 〒859-3165
Eboshichō 〒857-0001
Emukaechō Akasaka 〒859-6131
Emukaechō Iirazaka 〒859-6111
Emukaechō Inotsuki 〒859-6133
Emukaechō Umetate 〒859-6103
Emukaechō Ebirao 〒859-6114
Emukaechō Okugawachi 〒859-6121
Emukaechō Kajinomura 〒859-6105
Emukaechō Kamigawachi 〒859-6102
Emukaechō Kitada 〒859-6106
Emukaechō Kitahira 〒859-6126
Emukaechō Kurikoshi 〒859-6113
Emukaechō Kogawachi 〒859-6123
Emukaechō Shitonōji 〒859-6132
Emukaechō Suetachibana 〒859-6104
Emukaechō Tanomoto 〒859-6134
Emukaechō Nakao 〒859-6115
Emukaechō Nagasaka 〒859-6101
Emukaechō Nanakai 〒859-6122
Emukaechō Nebiki 〒859-6112
Emukaechō Miura 〒859-6125
Emukaechō Midarebashi 〒859-6124
Ōgatachō 〒858-0926
Ōtakedaimachi 〒857-1163
Ōnochō 〒857-0131
Ōmiyachō 〒857-0841
Ogawachichō 〒857-0146
Okishinmachi 〒857-1171
Okuyamachō 〒859-3233
Odoriishichō 〒858-0902
Onochō 〒857-0065
Orihashichō 〒857-0021
Oroshi Honmachi 〒857-1162
Kaizechō 〒857-0144
Kashimaechō 〒858-0922
Kasugachō 〒857-0011
Katsūmichō 〒859-3216
Katsutomichō 〒857-0803
Kamiainōrachō 〒858-0915
Kamikyōmachi 〒857-0872
Kamishimachō 〒857-0067
Kamimoto Yamachō 〒858-0903
Kamiyuno Kichō 〒857-0126
Kawashimochō 〒858-0914
Kawatanichō 〒857-0123
Gionchō 〒857-0801
Kikazechō 〒857-1166
Kinomiyachō 〒858-0916
Kiharachō 〒859-3166
Kyōnotsubochō 〒857-0874
Kugurugichō 〒857-0121
Kusunokichō 〒857-0104
Kuchinōchō 〒859-3161
Kumanochō 〒857-0025
Kurokamichō 〒857-1152
Kuroshimachō 〒857-3271
Kuwakobachō 〒859-3157
Kōgetsuchō 〒857-0805
Kōtenchō 〒857-0802
Kokonnochō 〒859-3164
Kosazachō Usunōra 〒857-0403
Kosazachō Kusudomari 〒857-0413
Kosazachō Kuroishi 〒857-0401
Kosazachō Kosaka 〒857-0402
Kosazachō Takenokoba 〒857-0411
Kosazachō Tabaru 〒857-0404
Kosazachō Tsudzura 〒857-0405
Kosazachō Nishikawauchi 〒857-0412
Kosazachō Hirabaru 〒857-0406
Kosazachō Yadake 〒857-0414
Kosasebochō 〒857-0813
Kojimachō 〒857-0066
Kobatachō 〒857-0041
Kofunechō 〒857-0114
Komodachō 〒857-0106
Gonjōji 〒859-3214
Gonjōjichō 〒859-3213
Konpirachō 〒857-0062
Sakaemachi 〒857-0054
Sakiokachō 〒859-3226
Sakibechō 〒857-1176
Sakuragichō 〒857-0012
Sashikatachō 〒859-3242
Satoyoshichō 〒857-0122
Sanaechō 〒859-3211
Shiinokichō 〒858-0925
Shiohamachō 〒857-0876
Shiohitashichō 〒859-3154
Shiomichō 〒857-0834
Shikamachi Chōōya 〒859-6201
Shikamachi Chōkamiutagaura 〒859-6202
Shikamachi Chōkuchinosato 〒859-6203
Shikamachi Chōshikamachi 〒859-6144
Shikamachi Chōshimōtagaura 〒859-6204
Shikamachi Chōshinfukae 〒859-6141
Shikamachi Chōdoinōra 〒859-6145
Shikamachi Chōnakano 〒859-6205
Shikamachi Chōnagushi 〒859-6206
Shikamachi Chōfukae 〒859-6142
Shikamachi Chōfukaegata 〒859-6143
Shikamachi Chōfunenomura 〒859-6207
Shigeochō 〒859-3224
Shimanosechō 〒857-0806
Shimanjichō 〒857-0879
Shimizuchō 〒857-0036
Shimōdochō 〒857-0113
Shimokyōmachi 〒857-0875
Shimono Haruchō 〒859-3156
Shimofuna Koshichō 〒857-1232
Shimomoto Yamachō 〒858-0905
Jūrō Shinmachi 〒857-1173
Jōmachō 〒859-3237
Shirakichō 〒857-0821
Shiratakechō 〒857-1164
Shiranitachō 〒857-0105
Shirahaechō 〒857-0862
Shiroyamachō 〒857-0033
Shingaechō 〒859-3158
Shingyōechō 〒859-3152
Shindenchō 〒858-0913
Jinnōchichō 〒859-3203
Shinminatomachi 〒857-0855
Susamachi 〒857-0812
Sudaochō 〒857-0831
Seiwadaimachi 〒858-0924
Sechibaruchō Akakoba 〒859-6401
Sechibaruchō Iwayaguchi 〒859-6402
Sechibaruchō Uenohara 〒859-6403
Sechibaruchō Ōta 〒859-6404
Sechibaruchō Kaisaku 〒859-6405
Sechibaruchō Kiurabaru 〒859-6406
Sechibaruchō Kitagawachi 〒859-6407
Sechibaruchō Kurimukae 〒859-6408
Sechibaruchō Nagatashiro 〒859-6411
Sechibaruchō Nakadōri 〒859-6409
Sechibaruchō Nishinotake 〒859-6412
Sechibaruchō Yanaze 〒859-6413
Sechibaruchō Yabitsu 〒859-6414
Sechibaruchō Yarimaki 〒859-6415
Sedōchō 〒859-3231
Setogoe 〒857-0134
Setogoechō 〒857-0135
Sonodamachi 〒857-0045
Daikokuchō 〒857-0843
Daitōchō 〒857-1161
Takasagochō 〒857-0042
Takashimachō 〒858-0931
Takanashichō 〒857-0811
Takahanachō 〒857-0125
Takenochō 〒858-0901
Takebechō 〒858-0911
Tashirochō 〒857-0014
Tategamichō 〒857-0063
Tanagatachō 〒858-0907
Tanigōchō 〒857-0027
Tanōrachō 〒859-3205
Tabaruchō 〒857-0136
Tawaragaurachō 〒857-1235
Tawaramachi 〒857-0016
Chikenjichō 〒857-0101
Tsutsuichō 〒857-0111
Tenjin 〒857-1174
Tenjinchō 〒857-1175
Tenmachō 〒857-0043
Togakurachō 〒857-0124
Tokiwachō 〒857-0053
Tonōchō 〒857-0864
Tomonnochō 〒857-0141
Nagaochō 〒857-0046
Nagasakachō 〒858-0921
Nakazatochō 〒858-0904
Nakadōrichō 〒857-0038
Nagahatachō 〒859-3234
Nakaharachō 〒859-3221
Nakirichō 〒857-0023
Nishiōkubochō 〒857-0048
Nozakichō 〒857-1234
Nonakachō 〒857-0142
Haiki 〒859-3215
Hausutenbosumachi 〒859-3243
Haenosakichō 〒859-3236
Hagisakachō 〒859-3232
Hachinokubochō 〒858-0906
Hachimanchō 〒857-0028
Hanazonochō 〒857-0024
Hanataka 〒859-3212
Hamadamachi 〒857-0051
Hario Kitamachi 〒859-3454
Hario Nakamachi 〒859-3452
Hario Nishimachi 〒859-3453
Hario Higashimachi 〒859-3451
Harubunchō 〒857-0103
Hiuchō 〒857-1151
Hiumimachi 〒857-1167
Higashiō Kubochō 〒857-0049
Higashi Hamachō 〒857-1172
Higashi Yamachō 〒857-0842
Hikarimachi 〒858-0908
Hidzukushimachi 〒857-0852
Hinochō 〒858-0923
Hirasechō 〒857-0056
Hiramachi 〒857-0040
Hiramatsuchō 〒859-3201
Hirota 〒859-3223
Hirodachō 〒859-3222
Fukuishichō 〒857-0854
Fukudamachi 〒857-0035
Fujiwarachō 〒857-0832
Funakoshichō 〒857-1231
Hōgaurachō 〒858-0912
Hotatechō 〒857-0031
Maehatachō 〒857-0853
Makinojichō 〒857-0145
Matsūrachō 〒857-0052
Matsukawachō 〒857-0804
Matsusechō 〒857-0102
Matsubarachō 〒857-0132
Matsuyamachō 〒857-0015
Mantokuchō 〒857-0034
Miurachō 〒857-0863
Mikawachi Shinmachi 〒859-3153
Mikawachi Chō 〒859-3155
Mikawachi Honmachi 〒859-3151
Minatomachi 〒857-0055
Minenosakachō 〒857-0861
Mifunechō 〒857-0068
Miyazakichō 〒857-0873
Miyajichō 〒857-0026
Miyadamachi 〒857-0032
Miyadzuchō 〒859-3235
Motoshimachō 〒857-0871
Motomachi 〒857-0059
Momijigaokamachi 〒857-1153
Yatakechō 〒857-0047
Yamagatachō 〒857-0878
Yamazumichō 〒857-0822
Yamatechō 〒857-0022
Yamatochō 〒857-1165
Yaminechō 〒857-0133
Yunokichō 〒857-0112
Yunoki Motomachi 〒857-0115
Yokōchō 〒857-0018
Yokotechō 〒859-3163
Yoshiichō Itabi 〒859-6303
Yoshiichō Ōwatari 〒859-6325
Yoshiichō Otsuishio 〒859-6316
Yoshiichō Odorize 〒859-6322
Yoshiichō Kajikoba 〒859-6304
Yoshiichō Kamiyoshida 〒859-6313
Yoshiichō Shimobaru 〒859-6315
Yoshiichō Sōnō 〒859-6301
Yoshiichō Takamine 〒859-6317
Yoshiichō Tateishi 〒859-6326
Yoshiichō Tabaru 〒859-6314
Yoshiichō Naoya 〒859-6305
Yoshiichō Hashikawachi 〒859-6311
Yoshiichō Hashiguchi 〒859-6312
Yoshiichō Haruake 〒859-6323
Yoshiichō Fukui 〒859-6302
Yoshiichō Maedake 〒859-6321
Yoshiichō Yoshimoto 〒859-6324
Yoshiokachō 〒857-0143
Yoshifukuchō 〒859-3162
Yorodzuchō 〒857-0877
Wakatake Daimachi 〒859-3204
Wakabachō 〒857-0833

Start with the postal code, the prefecture, the city, the district, and then the number of the block and housing unit. Then end with the person’s name.
Here’s an example of how to write a Japanese address in English.
〒170-3293
Tokyo
Ginza, Chuo-ku
5-2-1
Mr. Taro Tanaka

For more information on how to write a Japanese address, see this article.


To type the Japanese postal code, first type the character code '3012.' Then press ALT + X and Japan's postal code symbol will appear.


To obtain an address in Sasebo for receiving mail, sign up for a virtual address service like MailMate. MailMate provides you with a mailing address for receiving Japanese mail and packages. MailMate can also be used for company registration in Sasebo, along with mail handling for Japanese properties (e.g., akiya, Airbnb, minpaku, etc.)


There are two types of PO boxes available in Sasebo. The first type of PO box is provided by Sasebo Post and is only available for individuals with a daily volume of mail. The second type of PO box is provided by private services with no limits on daily mail volume. Learn more about how to open a PO box in Japan.


Japan Post offers Standard Mail for regular letters and small parcels, typically delivered in 2-3 days. Express Mail speeds this up to 1-2 days. Registered Mail adds tracking and insurance, requiring a signature on delivery. Yu-Pack handles larger parcels with tracking and insurance, delivered in 1-3 days. Letter Pack provides flat-rate options for documents and small items, with tracking available. EMS is for international express delivery, offering fast service to over 120 countries. Non-Standard Mail covers items exceeding standard size and weight limits. Private couriers like Yamato Transport's Takkyubin offer domestic and international parcel delivery with tracking. Sagawa Express provides similar services, including same-day delivery and refrigerated shipping. International couriers like DHL, FedEx, and UPS offer express delivery with tracking and insurance. Specialized services include Cool TA-Q-BIN for refrigerated items, Yu-Mail for books and CDs, and Smart Letter for small documents. These options cover varying needs for speed, cost, and security. For more information on international shipping options, check out this article.


To send mail or packages from Sasebo to your home country using Japan Post, costs vary based on the service type and parcel weight. For Airmail, rates range from ¥2,050 for a 1kg parcel to ¥64,850 for a 30kg parcel. Surface Mail is cheaper, starting at ¥1,800 for a 1kg parcel to ¥21,000 for a 30kg parcel, but it takes longer. Factors affecting costs include weight, distance, and chosen service. Discounted rates are available for bulk shipments. For detailed rates and more information, visit the article here.


For sending mail and packages from Sasebo via Japan Post, the weight limit is 30 kg for most services. The size restrictions include a maximum combined length and girth of 3 meters (300 cm). For smaller parcels, the combined length and girth should not exceed 2 meters (200 cm). Specific dimensions and weight limits may vary depending on the service chosen (Airmail, Surface Mail, etc.). For detailed information, refer to the article here.


To print an international parcel label for Japan Post, start by creating an account on Japan Post's International Mail My Page Service. Register both sender and recipient information, then select the desired shipping service, such as EMS or Airmail. Input the shipment details, including content description, shipping date, and parcel weight. After reviewing and confirming all entered information, use the provided printer icon to print the label. For more details, refer to this article.