Hakodate, Pusan, Shanghai, Sasebo

Shanghai is the largest city in Mainland China, located on the south edge of the mouth of the Yangtze. Shanghai a former tiny fishing village and textile town, has developed into a sophisticated, cosmopolitan and dynamic metropolis. It is a tourist destination widely known for its historical landmarks such as the City God Temple and Yu Garden, many skyscrapers, and major museums like the Shanghai Museum and the China Art Museum. The Bund, the sweeping waterfront is lined with Gothic, Art Deco and other historic buildings. Pudong, Shanghai's newest district, on the other hand, houses many modern, space-age towers.

The area of present-day Sasebo was a small fishing village under the control of nearby Hirado Domain until shortly after the start of the Meiji period. Sasebo Naval District, founded in 1886, became the major port for the Japanese navy in its operations in the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War, and remained a major naval base to the end of World War II.