Sarushima Island

Before World War II, Sarushima Island was a fortress that protected Tokyo Bay
from invasion and attack by foreign ships. Multiple cannons were placed

Currently, Sarushima Island is an uninhabited island, and it is a sightseeing spot
where you can experience Sarushima’s historical heritage and enjoy BBQ.

The English translation of Sarushima is Monkey Island.
But there are no Monkeys on this Island.
In the Kamakura period, when Nichiren Shonin crossed the sea by ship, the ship was wrecked in a storm.
A white monkey suddenly appeared and helped him to reach this island.
It was named Sarushima because of this old tale.

Web Site: https://sarushima.jp/

Mikasa Terminal Visitor Center is a 15-minute walk from Yokosuka Chuo Station.

This is the ticket counter to go to Sarushima.
Purchasing Sarushima Island entrance fee and ferry ticket.

Ferry runs every hour, starting at 9:30 in the morning.

It just tales ten minutes by ferry from Mikasa Terminal to Sarushima Island.

Landed in Sarushima Island！

There is a restaurant which is call Sarushima Oceans Kitchen
Yokosuka Navy Curry and Shirasu and Tuna Bento.

Many people are having a BBQ on the beach.
If you want to have BBQ, you need to make a reservation in advance from the website.

This is the first place to go deep into Sarushima.
This passage is surrounded by high cobblestone walls.
The door on the right leads to a room, which was the resting place for the soldiers at that time.

This place is an ammunition depot.

This is an instagrammable spot.

This place is said to resemble the anime “Castle in the Sky”

This is where the artillery was located to protect against foreign ships entering.

There is a Sarushima exploration tour, which you can join for 600 JPY per person, cash only.

Yokosuka Port Market is a 3-minute walk from Mikasa Terminal,
so I think it would be nice to go there after going to Sarushima.

Web Site: https://yokosukaport-market.com/

There are many kinds of food in the food court, such as sushi, Sea Food, hamburgers, ramen, bread, etc.

I bought Cafe Lattes and sandwichs at FARO.

Location

■Sarushima Island
1 Sarushima Yokosuka-Shi Kanagawa-Ken 238-0019
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/jCJ1rE31GuzPEHHv7
It takes about Fifteen Minutes by walk get Mikasa Terminal (Ferry Platform) from Yokosuka Chuo station
Ten minutes to get Sarushima Island taking Ferry.

■Yokosuka Port Market
6 Shinkoucho Yokosuka-Shi kanagawa-ken 238-0005
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/QBLRu6ZvrK88xvHv8
It takes about Twelve Minutes by walk get Yokosuka Port Market from Yokosuka Chuo station.

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