Sarushima
I heard that there is a uninhabited island called Sarushima in Tokyo bay, so I’m going to find out what kind of island it is!!
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| Yokosuka-chuou Station |
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| Map from Yokosuka-chuou station --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
The city sights of Yokosuka
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| Shiyakusho-mae Park |
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| Mikasa park avenue |
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| The miniature of Nihon-maru at Mikasa avenue |
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| Deai (Encounter) |
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Mikasa Park
The entrance of Mikasa park
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The sights of Mikasa park
Bronze statue of Heihachiro Togo, The fleet Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy
during Russo-Japanese war. He is one of Japan's greatest naval heroes.
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| This steam locomotive is used as a water tank for emergencies. |
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| The monument of light |
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| one of eight music fountains in Mikasa park |
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| The open air fountain |
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| The museum of Mikasa Battleship |
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Mikasa Piere
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| The boat |
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The entrance of Sarushima
Sarushima is the only natural deserted island in the Tokyo bay, and during the Meiji period it was used as a fortress once, but these days it Sarushima is a popular trip destination in summer as fishing, picnics, swimming and birdwatching place.
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Behind the name
Sarushima means Monkey Island in English, but there are no actual Monkey on the island. There are many myths about behind the name of Sarushima, one of the myths tells that there was a priest lost his way on the sea by the storm, and a white monkey appeared and led him to the island where he could land safely.
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| Umiu is nest |
The snow which looks like white rock is the nest of the bird, covered with the birds feces and urine.
Access
Sarushima can be accesed from Yokosuka Chuo Station on the Keihin Electric Express Railway line , it’s about 350 yen from Yokohama Station.
Address: 82, Inaoka, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa, Japan.
Information:
TEL 046-824-6291 (Mikasa Park Management Office)
TEL 046-825-7144 (Sarushima Management Office)
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| Rental shop for the BBQ and etc |
Exploring the island
The sights of Sarushima fortress
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| Map of the Sarushima fortress |
Relics of the fortress
Most of the doorways are blocked,
but the deeper you go, you can enjoy the exploration of the fortress!
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Birdwatching
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