The Atlas Obscura Guide To Yokosuka

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Yokosuka, Japan

Updated March 12, 2020

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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Mandarado Burial Grottoes

An eerie cluster of medieval cave-like tombs carved out of a cliff, hidden in a historic mountain pass.

6 miles from Yokosuka

Kamakura, Japan

Prince Morinaga's Dungeon

The alleged site of the months-long imprisonment of a Japanese prince.

6 miles from Yokosuka

Kamakura, Japan

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

The archaeological remains under the glass paneling.

Kamakura, Japan

Hōjō-Komachi Archaeological Remains

The preserved ruins of the Hōjō clan’s palatial estate, hidden in the basement of a tourist information center.

7 miles from Yokosuka

Kamakura, Japan

Kamakura Carnival Mural

This frenetic mural recalls an annual festival that once took the city by storm.

7 miles from Yokosuka

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Yokosuka

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Yokosuka, Japan

Updated March 12, 2020

Unusual Attractions in Yokosuka

Yokosuka, Japan

Sarushima - "Monkey Island"

Yokosuka, Japan

Mikasa Memorial Warship

Kamakura, Japan

Mandarado Burial Grottoes

Kamakura, Japan

Prince Morinaga's Dungeon

Kamakura, Japan

Harakiri Yagura

Kamakura, Japan

Hōjō-Komachi Archaeological Remains

Kamakura, Japan

Kamakura Carnival Mural

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