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Sale of Huis Ten Bosch To Be Sold To Hong Kong Investment Company Finalized
HIS and other shareholders announced their intention to sell Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park in Nagasaki Prefecture, to a Hong Kong investment company...
SUGOCA Expanded to Additional 19 Stations in Kyushu
JR Kyushu has decided to expand the area of use of the "SUGOCA" IC card, which can be used to pay fares. In response to requests from Saga and Nagasaki prefectures to expand the ar...
HIS to Sell Off Huis Ten Bosch Resort Facility
On July 21, it was learned that travel giant HIS is selling Huis Ten Bosch (Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture), a large resort facility. The company is positioned to sell the proper...
One Of The World’s Largest Merry-Go-Rounds Is Coming To Nagasaki
One of the world’s largest merry-go-rounds will appear inside Huis Ten Bosch amusement park in the fall of 2022. The Italian-made ‘Sky Carousel’ will be the first three-story carou...
Queen Beetle To Operate Between Hakata And Nagasaki
JR Kyushu (Fukuoka City) announced on May 26 that it would operate its passenger ship "Queen Beetle" between Hakata and Nagasaki in July and August. The company aims to boost touri...
Futatsuboshi 4047 Sightseeing Train Revealed
Details for JR Kyushu's new sightseeing train, "Futatsuboshi 4047," which will run between Takeo Onsen in Saga and Nagasaki, were announced at a press conference in Tokyo...
World’s First Plastic Sail for Large Ships Developed in Nagasaki
Nagasaki-based Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. developed the world’s first technology to control sails made of fiber-reinforced plastic, collaborating with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. Their...
Nagasaki University To Accept Forty Ukraine Evacuee Students
Nagasaki University will accept 40 Ukrainian students in the academic year of 2022. The university is preparing to offer residence and courses to 10 undergraduate students and 30 g...
Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen To Debut on Sep 23
The first train run of the ‘Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen,’ known as Kamome shinkansen, will be on September 23, 2022. JR Kyushu is finalizing the schedule as the surrounding areas would...
Restrictions For Three Prefectures In Kyushu Impending
In an effort to slow down the surging spread of the Omicron variant, ‘mann-enn boushi to juten sochi’ program is expected to begin in three Kyushu prefectures. The national governm...