Articles of interest in Yokosuka
The Sakuragichō train fire (桜木町事故, Sakuragichō jiko) occurred on April 24, 1951, when a 63 series Keihin Line (now part of the Negishi Line) train approaching Sakuragichō Station in Yokohama hit a loose overhead wire causing a short circuit and star…
The Nokogiriyama Ropeway (鋸山ロープウェー, Nokogiri-yama Rōpuwē) is a Japanese aerial lift line, as well as its operator. The line climbs Mount Nokogiri (Nokogiri-yama) from the outer Tokyo Bay coast in Futtsu, Chiba.
Motomachi-Chukagai Station (元町・中華街駅, Motomachi-Chūkagai-eki) is an underground railway station on the Minatomirai Line subway in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Yokohama Minatomir…
Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus (慶應義塾大学湘南藤沢キャンパス, Keio Gijuku Daigaku Shonan-Fujisawa kanpasu), also known as “Keio SFC” is a research-oriented campus of Keio University located in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The campus …
Kantō kubō (関東公方) (also called Kantō gosho (関東御所), Kamakura kubō (鎌倉公方), or Kamakura gosho (鎌倉御所)) was a title equivalent to shogun assumed by Ashikaga Motouji after his nomination to Kantō kanrei, or deputy shogun for the Kamakura-fu, in 1349. Moto…
Kannai Station (関内駅, Kannai-eki) is a railway station in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Yokohama Municipal Subway.
Higashi-Kanagawa Station (東神奈川駅, Higashi-Kanagawa-eki) is a railway station on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Yokohama Line in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yokosuka Station (横須賀駅, Yokosuka-eki) is a railway station on the Yokosuka Line in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
The Uraga Channel (浦賀水道, Uraga-suidō) is a waterway connecting Tokyo Bay to the Sagami Gulf.
The tomb of Minamoto no Yoritomo (源頼朝の墓) (see photo below) is a monument in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, located some hundred meters north of the site where the palace called Ōkura Bakufu, seat of Minamoto no Yoritomo's government, once stood. Althoug…
Shōnandai Station (湘南台駅, Shōnandai-eki) is a railway station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan, jointly operated by Odakyu Electric Railway, Sagami Railway (Sōtetsu), and Yokohama City Transportation Bureau (subway service).
Shichirigahama (七里ヶ浜) is a beach near Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, which goes from Koyurigimisaki Cape, near Fujisawa, to Inamuragasaki Cape, west of Kamakura. Since from it one could enjoy a clear view of both Mount Fuji and Enoshima at th…
Mikasa Park (三笠公園, Mikasa Kōen?) is a park located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
Tenshōzan Renge-in Kōmyō-ji (天照山蓮華院光明寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo sect in Zaimokuza, near Kamakura, Japan, the only major one in the city to be close to the sea. Kōmyō-ji is number one among the Kantō Jūhachi Danrin (関東十八檀林), a group of 18 Jō…
Kisarazu Air Field (木更津飛行場, Kisarazu Hikōjō) (ICAO: RJTK) is a military aerodrome of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force JGSDF Camp Kisarazu (木更津駐屯地, Kisarazu Chūtonchi).
Kagetsu-en Velodrome (花月園競輪場, Kagetsuen Keirinjyō) was a velodrome located in Yokohama that conducted pari-mutuel Keirin racing - one of Japan's four authorized "Public Sports" (公営競技, kōei kyōgi) where gambling is permitted.
Kinpōzan Jōchi-ji (金宝山浄智寺) is a Buddhist Zen temple in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Engaku-ji school of the Rinzai sect and is ranked fourth among Kamakura's Five Mountains.
Inamuragasaki (稲村ケ崎) is a cape at the western end of Yuigahama (Beach) in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The cape divides Yuigahama from Shichirigahama (Beach) and Enoshima. Its name seems to stem from its shape, similar to a stack of rice at…
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