Memorial Ship Mikasa

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.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–5:30 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: 1900 pre-dreadnought battleship
  • Also known as: “Acorazado japones Mikasa”, “Acorazado japonés Mikasa”, “Acorazado Mikasa”, “Classe Mikasa”, “Cuirassé japonais Mikasa”, “Japanese battleship Mikasa”, “Mikasa”, “Pancernik Mikasa”, “מיקסה”, “みかさ”, “三笠号”, “三笠號”, “戦艦三笠”, “記念艦「三笠」”, and “記念艦三笠”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mikasa Park and Naval Hospital Yokosuka Japan.

Park
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is a park located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, . is situated 100 metres west of Memorial Ship Mikasa.

Hospital
United States with its eight branch clinics are US Navy medical treatment facilities catering to the medical needs of eligible Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, Airmen, family members, U.S. government employees, retired military service members and other eligible beneficiaries of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces on mainland Japan, Korea and Diego Garcia. is situated 320 metres northwest of Memorial Ship Mikasa.

School
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is situated 210 metres west of Memorial Ship Mikasa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hakkeijima and Uminokoen.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km northwest of Memorial Ship Mikasa.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km northwest of Memorial Ship Mikasa.

Suburb
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Kanazawa-ku is one of the 18 wards of the city of in , . As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 209,565 and a density of 6,760 persons per km2. is situated 7 km northwest of Memorial Ship Mikasa.

Memorial Ship Mikasa

Latitude
35.28519° or 35° 17′ 7″ north
Longitude
139.67433° or 139° 40′ 28″ east
Established
1899
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8Q7X7MPF+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 170957301
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q696891
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Memorial Ship Mikasa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البارجة اليابانية ميكاسا”
  • Chinese: “三笠号战列舰”
  • Chinese: “三笠号战舰”
  • Chinese: “三笠號戰艦”
  • Czech: “Mikasa”
  • Dutch: “Mikasa”
  • Finnish: “Mikasa”
  • French: “Mikasa”
  • German: “Mikasa”
  • Hebrew: “מיקאסה”
  • Indonesian: “Kapal tempur Jepang Mikasa”
  • Italian: “Mikasa”
  • Japanese: “三笠”
  • Japanese: “記念艦みかさ”
  • Korean: “미카사”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mikasa”
  • Persian: “نبردناو میکاسا”
  • Polish: “Mikasa”
  • Portuguese: “Mikasa”
  • Russian: “Микаса”
  • Spanish: “Mikasa”
  • Swedish: “Mikasa”
  • Thai: “เรือประจัญบานมิกาซะ”
  • Thai: “เรือประจัญบานมิคาสะ”
  • Turkish: “Mikasa”
  • Ukrainian: “Мікаса”
  • Vietnamese: “Mikasa”
  • Wu Chinese: “三笠舰”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bグラウンド and 横須賀学院（Cグラウンド）.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Russian Armor Plate and 三笠公園.

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Worth a closer look: Yokohama and Kawasaki.

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