Sarushima

Sarushima, is a small island located off Yokosuka, Kanagawa in Japan. It is the only natural island in Tokyo Bay. Sarushima was used as a battery by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period, and after the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the island was developed as part of the Yokosuka Navy Yard.

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Type: Islet
Description: a small island located off Yokosuka, Kanagawa in Japan
Also known as: “Monkey Island”, “Saru Shima”, and “Saru Sima”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Memorial Ship Mikasa and Mikasa Park.

Memorial Ship Mikasa

Museum

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Mikasa is a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1890s, and is the only ship of her class. Named after Mount Mikasa in Nara, Japan, the ship served as the flagship of Vice Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō throughout the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, including the Battle of Port Arthur on the second day of the war and the Battles of the Yellow Sea and Tsushima.

Mikasa Park

Park

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Mikasa Park is a park located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.

Umikaze Park

Park

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yokosuka and Hakkeijima.

Yokosuka

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Yokosuka is a major city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. Yokosuka city is on the coast and near to sea. The population is about 420,000 in Yokosuka city. Because of the naval base, many Americans are among its population.