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Unusual Attractions in Yokosuka

Yokosuka, Japan

Sarushima - "Monkey Island"

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

Yokosuka, Japan

Mikasa Memorial Warship

The last remaining predreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

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Harakiri Yagura

Access to this hidden site of a 14th-century mass suicide is prohibited, unless it is to pray for the dead.

6 miles from Yokosuka

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Yoshiya Nobuko Memorial Museum

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

7 miles from Yokosuka

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Kamakura's Seven Entrances

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

7 miles from Yokosuka

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Sixteen Wells

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.

7 miles from Yokosuka

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Zeniarai Benten Shrine

It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.

7 miles from Yokosuka

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How Curry Became a Japanese Naval Tradition

Ships and submarines have their own unique recipes.

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