is a park located in

Yokosuka, Kanagawa 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 ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

Facilities

* Battleship ''Mikasa'' * Statue of

Tōgō Heihachirō Marshal-Admiral Marquis , served as a '' gensui'' or admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and became one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. He claimed descent from Samurai Shijo Kingo, and he was an integral part of preserving ...

* Ammunition of Battleship ''Yamato'' *

Gunkan kōshinkyoku The is a Japanese march composed in 1897 by Tōkichi Setoguchi. It was the official march of the Imperial Japanese Navy and is the official march of its successor, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). In Japan, the march is also comm ...

monument * Fountains Mikasa Park's main attractions are the memorial

pre-dreadnought battleship Pre-dreadnought battleships were sea-going battleships built between the mid- to late- 1880s and 1905, before the launch of in 1906. The pre-dreadnought ships replaced the ironclad battleships of the 1870s and 1880s. Built from steel, prote ...

''Mikasa'', its multicolored fountain complex, and ammo from the ''Yamato''. There's also a monument of the

navy march song. The park is among Japan's Top 100 City Parks. can be seen from most locations in the park.

Hours

* 8:00am – 9:00pm April - October 9am - 8pm November - March

Transportation

* From Yokosuka-Chūō Station (

Keikyu (), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. mea ...

) : approx. 15 min by foot. * From

Yokosuka Station is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Yokosuka Station is served by the Yokosuka Line. It is located 15.9 km from Ōfuna Station, and 65.3 ...

( JR

Yokosuka Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The Yokosuka Line connects Tokyo Station with in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Officially, the name Yokosuka Line is assigned to the 23.9 km segment between and ...

) : approx. 30 min by foot.

Gallery

File:Mikasa Park Fountain.jpg,

Fountain A fountain, from the Latin "fons" (genitive "fontis"), meaning source or Spring (hydrology), spring, is a decorative reservoir used for discharging water. It is also a structure that jets water into the air for a decorative or dramatic effect. ...

Image:三笠公園0092.JPG,

File:An artillery shell of battleship Yamato.jpg, Shell of the Battleship ''Yamato'' Image:Imperial Seal of Japan.jpg, Bow of the Battleship ''Mikasa'' Image:Rising sun flag.JPG,

Naval Ensign A naval ensign is an ensign (maritime flag) used by naval ships of various countries to denote their nationality. It can be the same or different from a country's civil ensign or state ensign. It can also be known as a war ensign. A large ver ...

of the Battleship ''Mikasa'' Image:戦艦三笠2.JPG, Back of the Battleship ''Mikasa''

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Yokosuka, Kanagawa Parks and gardens in Kanagawa Prefecture {{Kanagawa-geo-stub