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Sights in Yokosuka, Kanagawa
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Kannonzaki
A cape at Yokosuka's eastern end maintained as a park, with a lighthouse, battery ruins, museums, and year-round walks.
Kannonzaki Lighthouse
Japan's first Western-style lighthouse in Kannonzaki Park, overlooking Tokyo Bay and the Boso Peninsula.
Kinugasayama Park
Yokosuka park chosen among 100 cherry spots, with about 2,000 trees, a festival, and night lighting.
Tateishi Park
Known for Tateishi, a large odd rock on the coast, and views of it with Mount Fuji at sunset.
Hashirimizu Water Source Park
Cherry-blossom spot in Yokosuka overlooking Tokyo Bay, birthplace of the municipal water supply, with drinkable spring water.
Hashirimizu Shrine
Shrine dedicated to Yamato Takeru and Ototachibana-hime.
Kano Shrine
Shrine in Higashi-Uraga, Yokosuka, whose inner-sanctum stairs, Enishi and Musubi slopes, are said to bless matchmaking.
Tsukayama Park
One of the oldest prefectural parks, overlooking Yokosuka Port, with about 800 cherry trees.
Verny Park
French-style park overlooking the former Yokosuka Ironworks site, with about 1,300 roses of 130 varieties.
Sarushima Island
Tokyo Bay's only natural island and largest uninhabited island, once a fortress with battery and barracks ruins.
Memorial Ship Mikasa
1902 British-built battleship in Mikasa Park, Yokosuka; Russo-Japanese War flagship with onboard exhibits and VR.
Awashima Shrine
Worshipped as a shrine for matchmaking, safe childbirth, and the blessing of children.
Kaigan Garden
Tokyo Bay and Boso views; rare plants; Japan's first Western-style lighthouse, Meiji-era battery ruins, old powder magazines.
Hashirimizu Kannonzaki Promenade (Boardwalk)
About 600-meter promenade for leisurely walks viewing the sea; boardwalk for early-morning sunrise from the sea.
Observation Garden
Seaside viewpoint by Kannonzaki Park Center for ship watching; clear days show Yokohama Landmark Tower and Tokyo Skytree.
Perry Park and Memorial Hall
Park marking Perry's landing, with monument, memorial hall, historical materials and dioramas; July Kurihama Perry Festival venue.
Yokosuka Museum of Art
Art museum at scenic Kannonzaki reopening in September 2026, with exhibitions, unique architecture, views, and an Italian restaurant.
Dokuen-ji
Temple built about 400 years ago for repose of souls; zazen and sutra copying draw visitors from afar.
Kurihama Port
Port in eastern Yokosuka, Kanagawa, known as the place where Perry's forces landed.
Cliff-carved Buddha
Giant Maitreya Buddha carved on Mount Takatori by Shigeru Fujishima from 1960; about 8 m tall and 4.5 m wide.
National Route 134
National highway from Yokosuka to Oiso with views of the Shonan coast and Mount Fuji.
Kannonzaki Nature Museum
Exhibits mainly Tokyo Bay creatures. A popular touch pool lets you touch sea life from around Kannonzaki.
Kasuya no Mori Contemporary Art Museum
Private contemporary art museum opened in April 1994, with a tea lounge surrounded by a bamboo grove.
Mabori Coast
Seawall completed in 2006 after typhoon flooding. Its path is a palm-lined promenade for jogging, walks, and clear-weather Fuji views.
Verny Memorial Museum
Preserves and displays the Important Cultural Property steam hammer imported to late-Edo Yokosuka Ironworks.
Gimeizan Mansho-ji
Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1194 by Minamoto no Yoritomo for Miura Yoshiaki; reservation required.
Shiroaka Inari Shrine
More than 50 vermilion torii line the grounds, a rare Miura Peninsula landscape; kerria and hydrangeas bloom in spring.
Uraga Community Center Annex (Local History Museum)
Community space for lectures and events that also displays Uraga local history materials.
Mikasa Park
Representative Yokosuka park with a Togo Heihachiro statue, gateway to memorial ship Mikasa and Sarushima.
Army Pier
A park overlooking historic Uraga Port, scene of Perry's arrival and the Kanrin Maru's departure, near a ferry landing.
Tomyodo
Historic site of the Edo-period beacon at Uraga Port entrance and surrounding coast, used about 220 years until 1872.
Yokosuka Modern Heritage Museum Tibodie House
Recreated 150-year-old Western house of a French ironworks engineer in Verny Park.
Yokosuka Iris Garden
Iris garden at the foot of Mount Ogusu with over 400 varieties and about 140,000 plants.
Taura Plum Village
The Miura Peninsula's only plum grove, where over 2,000 plum trees bloom in February alongside daffodils.
Tenjin Island Seaside Nature Education Garden
A rare natural Miura Peninsula coast, designated a Kanagawa natural monument and scenic spot, with Fuji views.
Otsu Suwa Shrine
Otsu's guardian shrine founded in 824 from Suwa Taisha and rebuilt after the Great Kanto Earthquake.
Joraku-ji
Viewing resumed September 1, 2025. Ancient Ashina temple with five Unkei statues, national Important Cultural Properties.