Kannonzaki Park () is a

prefectural A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...

-level combined -

city park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to resi ...

, located at

Cape Kannon A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. Th ...

(Kannonzaki), the northeastern tip of the

Miura Peninsula is a peninsula located in Kanagawa, Japan. It lies south of Yokohama and Tokyo and divides Tokyo Bay, to the east, from Sagami Bay, to the west. Cities and towns on the Miura Peninsula include Yokosuka, Miura, Hayama, Zushi, and Kamakur ...

Yokosuka City is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city has a population of 409,478, and a population density of . The total area is . Yokosuka is the 11th most populous city in the Greater Tokyo Area, and the 12th in the Kantō region. The city ...

Kanagawa, Japan is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagaw ...

. It is a park that makes the most of the rich nature, such as the laurel forest and the coastal rocky shore of the area. In its 70.2-

hectare The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100- metre sides (1 hm2), or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is ...

area are found: the park management center, the

Kannonzaki Lighthouse Kannonzaki Lighthouse (観音埼灯台) is a lighthouse on Cape Kannon, on Miura Peninsula, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. History The original Kannonzaki Lighthouse was the first lighthouse built in Japan. It was one of the eight lighthouses who ...

, the

Yokosuka Museum of Art opened in , Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, in 2007. The collection, numbering some 5,000 pieces, includes works by Fujishima Takeji and Nakamura Tsune. See also * Kannonzaki Lighthouse Kannonzaki Lighthouse (観音埼灯台) is a lig ...

, the Kannonzaki Nature Museum (), a day camp site, the coastal and hill trails, etc. The visitors to this park can enjoy " Ship watching",Yokosuka Eco-tour "Ship Watching over the Uraga Channel (Yokosuka City)
(in Japanese). as it is located on the

Uraga Channel The is a waterway connecting Tokyo Bay to the Sagami Gulf. It is an important channel for ships headed from Tokyo, Yokohama, and Chiba to the Pacific Ocean and beyond. Geography The Uraga channel is at the southern end of Tokyo Bay (formerly ...

, Japan's busiest

sea lane A sea lane, sea road or shipping lane is a regularly used navigable route for large water vessels (ships) on wide waterway A waterway is any navigable body of water. Broad distinctions are useful to avoid ambiguity, and disambiguation wi ...

. File:Kannonzaki Park 03.jpg, The Kannonzaki Museum of Natural History (right) and its restaurant (left) File:Kannonzaki Park 02.jpg, The Flower Plaza File:Kannonzaki Park 04.jpg, The View Garden for Ship watching File:Kannonzaki Lighthouse, -10 Sep. 2011 a.jpg, The Kannonzaki Lighthouse File:Tokyo MARTIS - 01.jpg, Tokyo Bay Maritime Traffic Information Service

Radar Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, we ...

(2016) File:Yokosuka Museum of Art 2009.jpg, The Yokosuka Museum of Art and its restaurant

References

External links

{{Commonscat, Kannonzaki (Yokosuka), Cape Kannon, Yokosuka, Japan
Prefectural Kannonzaki Park (Kanagawa Prefecture)
(in Japanese) Parks and gardens in Kanagawa Prefecture Yokosuka, Kanagawa