[1] Huis Ten Bosch opened on 25 March 1992, and is located around 12 km southeast of Sasebo on Hario Island, essentially an area of reclaimed marshland on the main coastline of Kyushu facing Ōmura Bay.

Its location in this area of the country reflects the historical relations between the Netherlands and Japan,[2] which began in 1609 when a trading post was opened by the Dutch in Hirado, an island off the coast of Kyushu around 35 km northwest of central Sasebo.

The park can also be reached by boat from Nagasaki Airport or Sasebo via Huis Ten Bosch Marina and Harbour.

However, the number of visitors later declined due to an economic slump in Japan, and the park declared bankruptcy in 2003 with debt of ¥220 billion.

[3] The rebuilding plan was sponsored by Nomura Principal Finance Company until March 2010, when H.I.S., a travel agency, took over the management by injecting ¥2 billion.