Yokosuka

Yokosuka is a city in central Japan. Yokosuka Museum of Art exhibits contemporary works. On the water, Mikasa Park is named for a 1900s battleship, now a museum. Kannonzaki Lighthouse, rebuilt in 1925, has sweeping views of Tokyo Bay. Verny Park's European-style garden honors the French engineer who built the original 1869 lighthouse. Ferries run to Sarushima Island, which has beaches and Tokugawa-era fortifications.