The Miura Peninsula area offers tourist attractions such as Kurihama Hananokuni, Mikasa Park, and Misaki Asaichi, tourist events such as the Miura International Citizens Marathon, Miura Coast Cherry Blossom Festival, and Chakkirako, and local delicacies such as hijiki, sanma-men, and wakame (seaweed).
The Miura Peninsula area is not far from central Tokyo (60-70 km), yet is rich in nature and historical culture. Depending on the means of transportation, it takes only an hour to an hour and a half to get there, but you can spend a relaxing time away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
There are many places of interest such as beaches, parks, temples and shrines, historical sites and monuments, art museums, and cherry blossom viewing spots, as well as many day-trip bathing facilities. There are also many restaurants where you can enjoy fresh seafood such as tuna and shirasu (dried young sardines), as well as other fresh seafood from the sea and the mountains.
The Miura Peninsula area has the ocean as one of its main attractions, especially the Miura Peninsula, which is located between Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay.
The Kannonzaki Park, one of the largest parks in the prefecture, where you can enjoy shop-watching and hiking, the Museum of Modern Art Hayama, which is in a privileged location overlooking the Isshiki Coast of Hayama and with a view of Mt. Fuji from its courtyard on fine days, and Jōgashima, where the ruggedness of the reef is overwhelming, are must-sees when visiting the Miura Peninsula.
Also recommended is the shallow, beautifully arced Izu Coast. Izu-kaigan is one of the most popular beaches in Shonan and is always crowded with people engaged in marine sports.
There are many ways to enjoy the Miura Peninsula area, but how about the YOKOSUKA Military Port Tour, the only cruising tour in Japan that offers a close-up view of U.S. Navy and Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels?
You can see not only Maritime Self-Defense Force submarines and destroyers, but also U.S. Navy Aegis and other Japanese and American vessels.
Incidentally, Triangle Corporation, which offers the YOKOSUKA Military Port Tour, also offers a "deserted island" tour that allows you to enjoy the charms of a deserted island to the fullest. If you want to see the nature and historical heritage of Sarushima, we recommend this tour! If you want to see the natural and historical heritage of Sarushima, this is also a good choice.
The Miura Peninsula area is an area where you can enjoy the whole area and all its luxuries. It is a neighborhood resort that can be easily reached from the center of the city! Many tourists visit this area all year round.
Japan's oldest Western-style lighthouse, which was built in 1869. It is a medium-sized white octagonal lighthouse and has been selected as one of the 50 best lighthouses in Japan. It is a French-style white octagonal brick lighthouse with a light tower on the roof, and the height from the ground to the light is 12.12 meters.The interior of the lighthouse is open to visitors, offering a panoramic ...»
This urban park, which covers almost the entire area of Kannonzaki jutting out into Tokyo Bay, makes the most of its rich natural environment, including a forest of evergreen foliage and seashore rocky shorelines. There is an "Athletic Forest" with athletic playground equipment, "Uminoko-de" with rope playground equipment, a forest lodge, and an observatory, where visitors can enjoy both ocean an...»
It is the only uninhabited island in Tokyo Bay and the largest natural island in Tokyo Bay. As it was a military fortress, old brick buildings, gun batteries, ammunition depots, and barracks that were actually used still remain. It is popularly known as being reminiscent of the animated film "Laputa: Castle in the Sky," and is also known as the location where the Gershocker base was set up for th...»
Mikasa Park is a symbolic urban park in Yokosuka and has been selected as one of the "100 Best Urban Parks in Japan" and "100 Best Historical Parks in Japan". The park faces the sea and has four plazas. Among them, the memorial ship "Mikasa" is displayed in the central plaza, and visitors can also view materials related to maritime affairs. The theme of the park is "Water, Light, and Sound," and...»
The oldest surviving steel battleship in the world, Mikasa was built in 1902 at the Vickers Shipyard in England and is preserved and displayed in Mikasa Park in Yokosuka Harbor. The battleship has been in service since 1904, and was the historical setting for the "Battle of the Sea of Japan" during the Russo-Japanese War, in which Commander-in-Chief Heihachiro Togo took command and won the battle...»
Located at the scenic Kannonzaki, on the eastern edge of the nature-rich Miura Peninsula, the Yokosuka Art Museum is at one with the sea, forest, and nature. It has a wonderful location facing the ocean and is surrounded by beautiful forests on the other three sides. The building is half buried underground, and the exterior is a distinctive structure covered with glass and steel plates. The exhib...»
Hayama Shiosai Park has a Japanese garden, a museum, a tea house, etc. The museum exhibits marine life found in Sagami Bay, including specimens presented by the Emperor Showa. The park was established on the site of the former Hayama Imperial Villa and has a beautiful Japanese garden full of Japanese atmosphere. The Japanese garden, with a borrowed view of Migaoka, a pond with Nishikigoi carp, a...»