Today we look at the shared past of Nimitz Park and Sasebo Park as the Sasebo Chinjufu’s Kaiheidan. All history postcards are in my personal collection and all uncredited photography is by me. Photos/Videos of individuals taken with permission. Sakai Saburo image is from his Wikipedia page, with collage and A6M7 Zero imagery by me. All other photography credited.

To take a tour of the old naval district (no navy base access required) check out my article below:
https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/?p=2442
Sakai Saburo’s boot camp comments can be found in his autobiography, Samurai!