Kasa Shima

Kasa Shima is an island in Kanagawa, Kanto. Kasa Shima is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shinkocho, as well as near Hinodecho 2-chome.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sarushima and Memorial Ship Mikasa.

Sarushima

Islet

Photo: Yamaguchi Yoshiaki, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Memorial Ship Mikasa

Museum

Photo: ex-h20g-fan, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Umikaze Park

Park

Photo: Mizunoumi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yokosuka and Hakkeijima.

Yokosuka

Photo: Ogiyoshisan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.