1923 Great Kantō earthquake
The Great Kantō earthquake (関東大震災, Kantō daishinsai) struck the Kantō Plain on the Japanese main island of Honshū at 11:58:44 a.m.
Latitude and longitude of Miura
Satellite map of Miura
Miura (三浦市, Miura-shi?) is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Population: 51,483
Latitude: 35° 08' 24.00" N
Longitude: 139° 37' 9.01" E
Articles of interest in Miura
162 Articles of interest near Miura, Japan
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Kōtoku-in
Kōtoku-in (高徳院) is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Enoshima
Enoshima (江の島) is a small offshore island, about 4 km in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River, which flows into the Sagami Bay of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Administratively, Enoshima is part of the mainland city of Fujisawa, and is link…
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (横須賀海軍工廠, Yokosuka Kaigun Kōshō) was one of four principal naval shipyards owned and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was located at Yokosuka city, Kanagawa prefecture on Tokyo Bay, south of Yokohama.
Shonan Monorail
The Shonan Monorail (湘南モノレール, Shōnan Monorēru) is a suspended SAFEGE monorail in the cities of Kamakura and Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Hase-dera (Kamakura)
Hase-dera (海光山慈照院長谷寺, Kaikō-zan Jishō-in Hase-dera), commonly called the Hase-kannon (長谷観音) is one of the great Buddhist temples in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for housing a massive wooden statue of Kannon.
Sagami Bay
Sagami Bay (相模湾, Sagami-wan, also known as the Sagami Gulf or Sagami Sea) lies south of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshu, central Japan, contained within the scope of the Miura Peninsula, in Kanagawa, to the east, the Izu Peninsula, in Shizuoka Prefect…
National Defense Academy of Japan
National Defense Academy of Japan (防衛大学校, Bōei Daigakkō), abbreviated NDA (防大, Bōdai) is the national, four-year university-level military academy aimed to educate and train students who will be serving as officers in the three services of the Japan…
Engaku-ji
Zuirokuzan Engaku Kōshō Zenji (瑞鹿山円覚興聖禅寺?), or Engaku-ji (円覚寺), is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. It is situated in the city of Kamakura, in Kanagawa prefecture …
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū (鶴岡八幡宮) is the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is at the geographical and cultural center of the city of Kamakura, which has largely grown around it and its 1.8 km ap…
Kenchō-ji
Kenchō-ji (建長寺) is a Rinzai Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which ranks first among Kamakura's so-called Five Great Zen Temples (the Kamakura Gozan) and is the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan. These temples were at the top…
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise (横浜・八景島シーパラダイス, Yokohama Shīparadaisu) is an amusement park consisting of an aquarium, shopping mall, hotel, marina and amusement rides. It is located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
Mount Nokogiri (Chiba)
Mount Nokogiri (鋸山, Nokogiri-yama) literally "saw mountain" is a low mountain on the Bōsō Peninsula on Honshu, Japan.
Minamoto no Yoriie
Minamoto no Yoriie (源 頼家, September 11, 1182 – August 14, 1204) was the second shogun (1202–1203) of Japan's Kamakura shogunate, and the first son of first shogun Yoritomo.
Ōfuna Station
Ōfuna Station (大船駅, Ōfuna-eki) is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Miura Peninsula
The Miura Peninsula (三浦半島, Miura-hantō) is a peninsula located in Kanagawa, Japan. It lies south of Yokohama and Tokyo and divides Tokyo Bay, to the east, from Sagami Bay, to the west.
An'yō-in (Kamakura)
Gionzan An’yō-in Chōraku-ji (祇園山安養院長楽寺) is a Jōdo shū Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. Famous for its azaleas, it was named after its founder's (great historical figure Hōjō Masako) posthumous name. The main object of worship is Amida N…