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Yokosuka, Kure, Sasebo, Maizuru

Recommended Dishes
The symbol of the Four Cities

Yokosuka Kaigun Curry

Made with a recipe from the Meiji Era, Yokosuka Kaigun Curry
authentically recreates the taste of those times! Each shop
serves Kaigun Curry having a uniquely special flavor.

YOKOSUKA

Kure Kaiji Curry

KURE

The “curry culture” of the former navy is carried on bytoday’s Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The same curry that is served aboard JMSDF vessels can beenjoyed at restaurants in the Kure.
Kure restaurants faithfully recreate the curry flavor, which
varies from vessel to vessel. More than 30 varieties can befound.

Kaigun-san no Beef Stew

It is said that beef stew became known in Japan when Togo
Heihachiro, once commander of the Sasebo naval base,encountered it while studying in England. Menus featuring
beef stew made with authentic recipes from Togo’s day canbe enjoyed at hotels and restaurants in the city.

SASEBO

Maizuru Nikujaga

Nikujaga’s roots can be traced back to a Japanese-style umani stew
flavored with soy sauce and sugar that was made by a subordinateof Togo Heihachiro, the first commander of the Maizuru Naval Base.
Having been ordered by Togo to make beef stew, the subordinatecame up with nikujaga instead because he could not get the proper
ingredients. Maizuru Nikujaga made with unique variations of theumani recipe can be enjoyed in Maizuru.

MAIZURU
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The curry and nikujaga that are such familiar parts of modern life in Japan wereborn in and spread from naval bases.
It is said that Western cuisine had its start in Japan when the navy introduced
Western-style dishes as a means of eliminating malnutrition.
Even today, cuisine that originated in the navy can be enjoyed in the Four Cities.

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The Japan Heritage project was
launched by the Agency for Cultural
Affairs in 2015. Through it, theagency recognizes cultures andtraditions of Japan that are passed
down in stories based on uniqueregional histories andcharacteristics as “Japan Heritage”
so as to raise their domestic andinternational appeal.

Japan Heritage

Historic Naval Bases

Follow the sea breeze for a trip

back to Japan’s Meiji Era.

Yokosuka
Kure
SaseboMaizuru

Yokosuka, Kure, Sasebo, and Maizuru: Four naval
port cities born in Japan’s Meiji Era (1868-1912).
Following the arrival of Commodore Perry’s “Black
Ships” in 1853, Japan embarked on a national
project to build a modern navy for coastal defense.
Originally small farming and fishing villages, thefour cities of Yokosuka, Kure, Sasebo, and Maizuru(referred to in this pamphlet as the “Four Cities") had
excellent natural harbors, a quality that led to their
being chosen as naval bases (chinjufu).

Also built were waterworks, railroads, and otherurban infrastructure that incorporated the latest
technologies. The Four Cities developed rapidly asa result. Food culture in the forms of curried dishes
and nikujaga (stewed meat and potatoes), sports,
and musical culture were also brought in with thenavy.

Of all of Japan’s cities, only the Four Cities
share a history of service as naval bases and offer
opportunities to experience that unique history.
Take some time to visit these four former portsof the Imperial Japanese Navy and appreciate
their past as dynamic contributors to Japan’s
modernization.

At the conclusion of the Second World War, theFour Cities made use of their former military assets
to be reborn as “peacetime industrial coast cities.”
Today, many of the assets that were built during
the cities’ naval base days remain in service in one
form or another and support local industry andcommunity life.

The stories of the Four Cities were recognized
as “Japan Heritage” in 2016.

Places to Experience Japan’s
Dynamic Modernization

Yokosuka2

The government brought the latest technologies
and equipment to the new bases. It constructed
ports capable of handling the comings and goingsof large naval vessels, ironworks and shipbuilding
yards, and sturdy red-brick buildings. It also worked
to cultivate new technicians and engineers. The
shipbuilding and other technologies that wereamassed in the Four Cities were constantly improved
as they were passed among the cities and absorbed
into the private sector. And in this way, they
provided a foundation for Japan’s modernization.

Kure

Address
Entrance fee

Access (public transport)
Telephone No.

What is a chinjufu (naval base)?
One of four main Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) basesthat were built on Japanese soil.

Access (car)Hours● Japan Heritage/Cultural Property

Closed*The entrance fees provided are the adult (ordinary) fee. Please contact the facility you wish to visit for information on other fees.
*This document was prepared based on information that was current as of June 2017.
*Please note that some cultural properties are ordinarily closed to the public or have restricted access.

SaseboMaizuru3Verny Park
A city at the forefront ofJapan’s modernization● Detailed viewof Yokosuka

Kanagawa Prefecture(1895)

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Traces of the
Yokosuka Port seenin this Meiji-Era
guide map can still
be seen today.

Verny Park features French-style flowerbeds
and fountains as well as busts of Oguri
Kozukenosuke and the French engineer
Léonce Verny, two driving forces behind theestablishment of the Yokosuka Ironworks.
Some 130 varieties of rose, many of whichcome from France, can be viewed there.

●Yokosuka U.S. Navy
Base dry docks No.
1 to 6
These stone-built docks
within the Yokosuka Baseremain in service some
150 years after theircompletion.
(Closed to the public)

Dock No. 1 to 3

Yokosuka Naval Port Cruise●Hemi Gate Guardhouses
Guardhouses at the former
Yokosuka Naval Port’s Hemi Gatethat were built between the late
Meiji Era and early Taisho Era.

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Shioiri Pier, 2-1-12 Honcho, Yokosuka (1st floor, Seaside Village, Shoppers Plaza Yokosuka)
3-minute walk from Shioiri Station on the Keikyu Main Line/8-minute walk from JR Yokosuka Station
5 minutes via the Honcho Yamanaka Toll Road from the Yokosuka Interchange on the Yokohama-Yokosuka Road
1,400 yen046-825-7144 (Tryangle Ltd.)*Reservations are recommended. Visit the following website for details.

https://www.tryangle-web.com/naval-port.html

4This museum tells of
the accomplishments of
Léonce Verny, a Frenchengineer who helped build
the Yokosuka Ironworks,
as well as the history of
the ironworks. Its exhibits
include a ●steam hammerthat was manufactured in
the Netherlands in 1865
and installed in the former
Yokosuka Ironworks.

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Inform1-1 Higashihemicho, Yokosuka
1-minute walk from JR Yokosuka Station
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Mondays and the year-end/New Year’s holidays*The following day when Monday is a national holiday

Free046-824-1800

Yokosuka

See JMSDF vessels, U.S. Navy Aegis
guided missile cruisers, and other sightsfrom a ship that visits the main Yokosuka
Port, where the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet
is based, and Nagaura Port, home of the
JMSDF’s headquarters.

Yokosuka●Sarushima

Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Historical
Adventure
Map

Sarushima is an island situated some
1.7 km from Mikasa Park in Yokosuka.
It is the only natural island in Tokyo
Bay. Gun battery sites, ammunition
stores, brick tunnels, and other relics
of former times remain on the island.
The fusion of nature and artifacts fromJapan’s modernization create a striking
landscape.

Yokohama City
Fujisawa City

Kamakura City

Map

Zushi City
Hayama Town

Maizuru

Tokyo

Kure

Yokosuka City

Yokosuka

SaseboMiura City
Access to Yokosuka City
From Tokyo• Approx. 90 minutes via the JR Yokosuka Line: Japan Heritage/Cultural Property

From Osaka: Tourist information: Place for viewing naval vessels• Approx. 2 hours and 30 minutes by plane + Keikyu Main Line• Approx. 4 hours by Shinkansen + JR Yokosuka Line

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U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base Bldg. C1© 2016 ZENRIN (Z05E-262)

U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base Bldg. C2

Yokosuka

Verny Commemorative Museum

U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base Bldg. B39

Steam hammer
U.S. Navy Yokosuka BaseDry dock Nos. 1 - 6

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U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base

*Boats run daily between March and November; weekends and national
holidays only between December and February.

The roundtrip boat fare is 1,300 yen.
A 200-yen fee is required to enter Sarushima Park.
*Visit the following website for the boat schedule.

Yokosuka Station

Hemi Station

Suka Navi i

Verny Park

Yokosuka-chuo Station

Hemi Gate Guardhouses
Yokosuka City Museum

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For inquiries concerning Japan Heritage sites in Yokosuka, please call the
Tourism Planning Division of Yokosuka City’s Economic Department (Tel.: 046-822-9577).
For inquiries concerning sightseeing in Yokosuka, please call Yokosuka Tourist Information “Suka Navi ⓘ” (Tel.: 046-822-8301).

Umikaze Park

Bricks engraved with “Yokosuka Ironworks” and“Yokosuka Shipyard”
230 plans, materials, and other items concerning thebuilding of a modern shipyard
Illustrations of the Yokosuka Port area

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Tokyo Bay Fortress sites (Chiyogasaki Battery) ● Shikkama Tunnel
Kannonzaki and Hashirimizu Batteries (Kannonzaki Battery, Sangenya Battery, and Hashirimuzu Low Battery)● Tokyo Bay Third Coast Battery structures (observation post, searchlight, ammunition store)● Hashirimizu water source (brick reservoir, reinforced concrete clean-water reservoir)● Hemi water purification plant (4 slow filtration rooms, 2 distribution reservoir intakes, 1 venturi meter room)

Shioiri Station●●

Yokosuka City Officekyu

See the map on the next page.

(boat to Sarushima)

Dobuita Street
Dobuita Station

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There’s more! Japan Heritage Sites and Cultural Properties in Yokosuka City

Mikasa Pier

Shoppers Plaza Yokosuka

https://www.tryangle-web.com/sarushima.html
046-825-7144 (Tryangle Ltd.)

Sarushima(Sarushima Battery, Tokyo Bay Fortress site)

Yokosuka Naval Port Cruise

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JMSDF
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Tadodai Official Residence

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A city that flourished as theOrient’s premier naval base
Hiroshima Prefecture

Kure
呉●Kure Maritime Museum(Yamato Museum)The Irifuneyama Memorial Museum is acollection of historical structures of Kure.
Among other structures on the grounds
are the commander’s residence for theformer Kure Naval Base, a detachedhouse in which the Togo family lived,a clock tower of the former Kure Naval
Arsenal, and an ammunition store for the
Takagarasu Battery. There is also a local
history museum and folk
museum, providing
ample opportunities
to trace back Kure’s
history.
Former Kure Naval Arsenal clock tower

Kure

Detached residence of the Togo family●JMSDF
Kure District HQ
Building No. 1(Former building of
the Kure Naval Base)Completed in 1907, this building
is representative of surviving brickstructures in Kure. The modern
Western-style architecture combining
bricks and granite has a majestic
beauty and speaks a lot about the hightechnical capabilities of those days.
Today, it is cherished by the Japan
Maritime Self-Defense Force as the first
HQ building in Kure District.

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Yamato Wharf

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Former Kure Naval Arsenal commander’s residence

4-6 Saiwai-cho, Kure
15-minute walk from JR Kure Station/3-minute walk from "Meganebashi"
bus stop on a Hiroden Bus departing from JR Kure Station
5 minutes from the Kure Interchange of the Hiroshima-Kure Road (Kurea Line)
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (admittance until 4:30 p.m.)
Tuesdays (the following day, if Tuesday is a national holiday), December 29 to January 3
250 yen0823-21-1037

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5-20 Takaramachi, Kure
5-minute walk from JR Kure Station
5 minutes from the Kure Interchange of the Hiroshima-Kure
Road (Kurea Line)50 minutes via the Higashihiroshima-Kure Expressway fromthe Takaya Interchange of the Sanyo Expressway
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Entry is permitted until 5:30 p.m.)
Tuesdays (the following day, if Tuesday is a national holiday)
500 yen0823-25-3017

ation

InformThe Yamato Museum details thehistory of Kure, a city that flourishedas Japan’s top naval arsenal and the Orient’s
premier naval base, as well as the science andtechnology related to airplanes and shipbuilding thatserved as a foundation upon which this history was built.
The centerpiece of the museum is a one-tenth scale model of theworld’s largest battleship, Yamato, which was built in Kure. Actual items
from the city’s past, including a Zero fighter and Kaiten manned torpedo,
are also exhibited. There is a park (Yamato Wharf) outside the building thatis laid out in a pattern resembling Yamato at her actual size. We recommend
taking a stroll and enjoying the sea breeze there, or cruising to and fromKure Chuo Wharf, where you can see naval vessels from the sea.

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Memorial Museum

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8-1 Saiwai-cho, Kure

20-minute walk from JR Kure Station/1-minute walk from “Sokanbu-mae” bus stop on a Hiroden Bus departing from JR Kure Station

Sundays (May be closed on other days without notice.) *Prior application is a must in order to visit the museum. Visit the following website for details
http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/kure/info/facilities/
0823-22-5511

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●Alley-Karasukojima
This park offers close-up views of JMSDF submarines. In the vicinity there are acrane that was used to load torpedoes and brick warehouses of the former Kure
Navel Arsenal. The serve as a reminder of the area’s days as an IJN base.

Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture

Historical
Adventure
Map

Hiroshima City

Higashihiroshima City

Map

Kure City
Osakikamijima Town

Etajima City

Maizuru

Kure

Takehara CityTokyo

Yokosuka

SaseboHiroshim

Access to Kure City

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From Tokyo• Approx. 2 hours and 30 minutes by plane + Airport Bus

6 Showa-cho, Kure
1-minute walk from “Sensuitai-mae” bus stop on a Hiroden Bus departing from JR Kure Station
10 minutes from the Kure Interchange of the Hiroshima-Kure Road (Kurea Line)• Approx. 4 hours and 30 minutes by Shinkansen + JR Kure Lineat
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Kure

31 Interchange●Large roof of Japan Marine United Corporation’s Kure Shipyard(former Kure Naval Arsenal’s shipbuilding dock)
The large roof of the shipbuilding dock that was used to build thebattleship Yamato still exists.

Chuo Park

Kawaraishi Station

Kure City Office●Hill Overlooking Historic Areas

JMSDF Kure Museum

This park offers a panoramic view of Kure’s historicalstructures and port. Among the things visible are sites
where workshops stood during the former IJN days,
including the dock where the battleship Yamato wasbuilt, and buildings of the former Kure Naval Base.

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Kure Station

Kure Maritime Museum(Yamato Museum)
JMSDF Kure District HQ Building No 1
(former building of the Kure Naval Base)

Kure

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●Brick warehouses of Showa-cho

Nagasako Park
(former navy cemetery)

Kure Tourist Information Plaza

JR KureIrifuneyama Memorial Museum

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Miyahara water purification plantLow-zone distribution reservoir

Hill Overlooking Historic Areasnatio
InformMonument for the Battleship Yamato

5 Miyahara, Kure
Hiroden Bus from JR Kure Station
1-minute walk from “Shikikuhi-mae” bus stop
10 minutes from the Kure Interchange of the Hiroshima-Kure
Road (Kurea Line)

Former Kure Naval Arsenal commander’sresidence

Japan Marine United Corporation
Large roof of the Kure Shipyard

Alley-Karasukojima

Former Kure Naval Arsenal clock tower
Takagarasu Battery ammunition store
Complete map of Kure Port

There’s more! Japan Heritage Sites and Cultural Properties in Kure City
See the map on the next page.

Brick warehousesof Showa-cho

Former Kure Naval Arsenal
Site of a training facility for assistantnaval engineers and surrounding
historic naval remains

Niko water source intake ● Honjo water source weir and supply facility● Gun batteries protecting Kure Bay (Hiro Bay) (remnant of Takagarasu Battery and remnant of Ozorayama Battery)●10

Detached residence of the Togo family

For inquiries related to Japan Heritage sites in Kure,
please call the Planning Division of Kure City’s Planning Department (Tel.: 0823-25-3225).
For inquiries related to sightseeing in Kure, please call the Kure Tourist Information Plaza (Tel.: 0823-23-7845).

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Yasumiyama

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●Mukyudo●Former Sasebo Naval Base Triumphal Memorial Hall
(Sasebo Citizen’s Culture Hall)This giant air-raid shelter was dug
into the bedrock by elementary
school teachers and students during
the Second World War. Inside are a
kitchen, toilet, and classrooms.

Nagasaki Prefecture

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InformJoma-cho, Sasebo
20-minute walk from JR Haenosaki Station
20 minutes from the Sasebo-Daito Interchangeon the Nishi-Kyushu Expressway
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
December 29 to January 3Free0956-59-2003

382 Harionaka-machi, Sasebo
30-minute walk from “Takahata” bus stop on a Saihi Bus
departing from JR Sasebo Station
20 minutes from the Sasebo-Daito Interchange on the
Nishi-Kyushu Expressway
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Follow the guidance of the docent when touring the facility.

Free

These reinforced concrete towers are the oldest
yet most technically advanced structures
constructed in Japan by the Japanese Navy.
They were completed in 1922. The total cost of
construction is estimated to have beenequivalent to about 25 billion yen in today’s
money. The facility is comprised of three giant
136-meter-high radio towers.

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Sasebo●Old Sasebo Wireless Transmission Facility(Hario Transmitting Station)

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Constructed in 1923 as a hallcommemorating the military’s
triumphal return from the FirstWorld War.

2 Hirase-machi, Sasebo
1-minute walk from “Saseboshi Sogo Iryo Center Iriguchi”
bus stop on a bus (Sasebo City or Saihi) departing from
JR Sasebo Station
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (until 5:00 p.m. if no events are scheduled)
Tuesdays, December 29 to January 30956-25-8192

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This history museum inherits the legacy of theImperial Japanese Navy. It stands on the site of“Sasebo Suikosha (Navy Club),” a building that
naval officers used for entertainment and events.
The exhibits detail the naval history of Sasebo, fromthe opening of the Naval Base to the present day.

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Inform

8-1 Uwamachi, Sasebo
2-minute walk from “Saseboshi Sogo Iryo Center Iriguchi” bus stop on abus (Sasebo City or Saihi) from JR Sasebo Station
1 minute from Sasebo-Daito interchange on the Nishi-Kyushu Expressway
2 minutes from the Matsuura intersection on National Route 35
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (admittance until 4:30 p.m.)
Third Thursday of each month, December 28 to January 4Free0956-22-3040

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Sasebo

Sasebo Naval Port Cruise

Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture

Historical
Adventure
Map

This cruise offers views of structures, warehouses, shipyards, and a giant cantilever crane from the former
naval port and arsenal. Come aboard and see Sasebo Port’s transition from the Meiji Era to today.

Matsuura City

Hirado City

Imari City,
Saga Prefecture

Saza Town

Arita Town,
Saga Prefecture

Sasebo City

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●Nishikyushu Warehouse Co., Ltd.
Maehata No. 1 warehouse(former No. 5 torpedo warehouse)

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8-1 Shinminatomachi, Sasebo (Shinminato Terminal)
5-minute walk from JR Sasebo Station
Departure at around 11:30 a.m.
(cruises operate on weekends and national holidays only)
Late December to mid-March
2,000 yen *Tickets are sold at the Sasebo Tourism Information Center

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From Tokyo• Approx. 5 hours by plane + Airport Bus
From Osaka• Approx. 3 hours and 30 minutes by plane + Airport Bus

Sasebo-Chuo
Interchange• Approx. 5 hours by Shinkansen + JR Kagoshima Main Line and Sasebo Line

Sasebo Naval Base office and marine’s facilities(Front gate for the naval base office, etc.)
be your guide!

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Former Sasebo
Naval Base
Sasebo Citizen’s
Culture Hall

Naka-Sasebo Station

Batteries of the
Sasebo Naval Guard
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Access to Sasebo CityJMSDF History Museum Sasebo(Sail Tower)

SaseboHistorical records related to
Yoshimura Chosaku(Sasebo City Water Works Bureau)

Batteries of the Sasebo Naval Guard(Tajimadake antiaircraft battery)This bus, fashioned to resemble a luxurious yacht, visits
the Kujukushima Islands and popular sights of the
Sasebo port town. Passengers can leave the bus to see
the shipyards and warehouses up close.

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Sasebo Tourism
Information Center

Hirase brick warehouses
Sasebo Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Tategami brick warehouses
250-ton craneSasebo Bus Center
Sasebo Station
Sasebo Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
(”Cruise Bus” boarding)
Sasebo Shipyard
Tategami pierSasebo Naval Port Cruise(Former Sasebo Naval Arsenal)
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Sasebo Heavy
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Dock No. 5 and No. 6
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See the map on the next page.
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Tourism Division of Sasebo City’s Department of Tourism, Commerce and Industry (Tel.: 0956-25-9639).
For inquiries concerning sightseeing in Sasebo, please call the Sasebo Tourism Information Center (Tel.: 0956-22-6630).

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Sasebo Naval BaseMonuments(Monuments sacred to the spirits
at the former Sasebo Naval Arsenal)
Sasebo City OfficeaLikyushu Lin

Tours leave from Huis Ten Bosch, the Sasebo Bus Center,and Minato Exit of Sasebo Station (the point of
departure may vary depending on the course).
Varies depending on the points of departure and arrival
Thursdays
Departure from Sasebo Bus Center or Sasebo Station’s
Minato Exit: 1,800 yen
Departure from Huis Ten Bosch; 2,000 yen
0956-22-6630 (Sasebo Tourism Information Center)A

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Sasebo Fortress and related facilities(Site of a former artillery regiment)

2 km

Sasebo Cruise Bus “Umikaze”
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Cruises may be canceled by noon on the previous day
when stormy weather is predicted.
0956-22-6630 (Sasebo Tourism Information Center)

Saikai city

Huis Ten Bosch
StationMatsuura Ra●Sasebo Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.’s
250-ton craneHasami Town

A port town ofbeautiful red brick and nostalgia
Kyoto Prefecture

Maizuru
舞鶴●Maizuru Brick ParkIn 1901, the only naval base on the nation’s Sea
of Japan side was established at Maizuru. Fromthat time until 1921, numerous brick structures
were constructed in the city. Of the twelve redbrick warehouses that survive today, five havebeen formed into a tourist destination called“Maizuru Brick Park.” Visitors enjoy a retro andromantic atmosphere that makes them feel as ifthey’ve traveled back in time.

●Navy Memorial HallThis museum for the former Imperial Japanese Navy was established in part of the large auditoriumof the JMSDF’s Maizuru District HQ. Some 200 valuable items related to the IJN are on display,among them some concerning Togo Heihachiro, the Maizuru Naval Base’s first commander.

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10-minute walk from JR Higashi-Maizuru Station
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(admittance until 4:30 p.m.)
December 29 to January 1
Free World Brick Museum: 300 yen
0773-66-1096

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InformKitasui red brick pier (next to the World Brick Museum)
10-minute walk from JR Higashi-Maizuru Station
Cruises leave at 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m.
(Boats operate on weekends, national holidays,
and August 13 to 15 only.)
December to mid-March
1,000 yen0773-75-8600 (Maizuru Tourist Station)

16●Togo Historic Residence(Maizuru Naval Basecommander’s residence)
This was the house used by commandersof the Maizuru Naval Base, beginningwith the very first, Togo Heihachiro. It is asingle-story home built with a blending ofJapanese and Western styles. It is currently
managed by the JMSDF and used as ameeting place for the Maizuru District HQ.

Maizuru Port Pleasure Boat
This roughly 30-minute cruise offers
incredible views of escort vessels,
shipyards, and other highlights ofthe port from the sea!
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Maizuru

1190 Amarubeshimo, Maizuru“Jieitaisanbashi-mae” bus stop on a Kyoto Kotsu Bus from JR Higashi-Maizuru Station
Twenty minutes from the Maizuru-Higashi Interchange on the Maizuru-Wakasa
Expressway
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (open to the public on weekends and national
holidays only; admittance ends at 2:45 p.m.)Free0773-62-2250

ation

Inform1200 Amarubeshimo, Maizuru
5-minute walk from“Zosenjo-mae” bus stop on a Kyoto Kotsu Bus from JR
Higashi-Maizuru Station
Open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the first Sunday of eachmonth (the second Sunday in January)
http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/maizuru/kengaku/tougoutei.html
Free0773-62-2250

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Maizuru

UNESCO Memory of the World Register

Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum

Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture

Historical
Adventure
Map

Following the end of the Second World War in 1945, some 6.6 million
Japanese remained abroad. Of them, roughly 600,000 were interned in
the Soviet Union in Siberia. For a period of thirteen years that ended in
1958, approximately 660,000 Japanese were warmly welcomed back totheir country at Maizuru. The museum has received some 16,000
invaluable items from all parts of Japan, among them coats and othercold-weather clothing worn in Siberia and paintings depicting conditions
there. More than 1,000 of them are on display. The museum's mission is
to convey the historical facts of the repatriation and a wish for peace tocoming generations. In 2015, 570 items in the museum’s collection wereentered into the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.

Map

Miyazu City

Takahama Town,
Fukui Prefecture

Tokyo

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SaseboMaizuru

Yokosuka
Maizuru City
Fukuchiyama City

Ayabe City

Access to Maizuru City
From Tokyo• Approx. 2 hours and 30 minutes by Shinkansen+ JR San’in Main Line and Maizuru Line

500 meters

Maizuru Crane Bridge

Maizuru Repatriation
Memorial Museum

From Osaka• Approx. 2 hours and 30 minutes by Shinkansen+ JR San’in Main Line and Maizuru Line© 2016 ZENRIN (Z05E-262): Japan Heritage/Cultural Property: Tourist information: Place for viewing naval vessels

MaizuruCollection of the Navy Memorial Hall, Large Auditorium, JMSDF
Maizuru District HQJMSDF Maizuru District HQ Building No. 1 and JMSDF 4th Service
School Building

ation

Inform”Reference book for naval cooking techniques”

1584 Taira, Maizuru“Hikiage Kinenkan-mae” bus stop on a Kyoto Kotsu Bus
from JR Higashi-Maizuru Station
Fifteen minutes from the Maizuru-Higashi Interchange on
the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (admittance until 4:30 p.m.)
Third Thursday of each month (except in August or on anational holiday), December 29 to January 1
300 yen0773-68-0836

Former Maizuru Naval Baseordnance corps warehouse

Japan Marine
United Corporation
Maizuru Shipyard

There’s more! Japan Heritage Sites and Cultural Properties in Maizuru City

(partial list)

See the map on the next page.

Katsura reservoir (Maizuru municipal waterworks facility) ● Kishidani reservoir (Maizuru municipal waterworks facility)● Matsunoodera Station (JR Obama Line facility) ● Former Okada Bridge● Yuragawa Bridge (tunnel and bridge facility of the Miyamai Line, Kyoto Tango Railway)● Former Maizuru Fort (Makiyama Battery, Ashidani Battery, Kanagasaki Battery, Tatebe Battery, etc.)● Kanzaki Brickyard Hoffmann-style ring kiln and Minato Junisha washstand
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For inquiries concerning Japan Heritage sites in Maizuru, please call the
Tourism & Commerce Division of Maizuru City’s Tourism & Community Development Department (Tel.: 0773-66-1024).
For inquiries concerning sightseeing in Maizuru, please call the Maizuru Tourist Station (Tel.: 0773-75-8600).

Togo Historic Residence(Former Maizuru Naval Basecommander’s residence)

Stone seawall aroundthe naval base
JMSDF Maizuru Depot

Cruise boat boarding

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Former official mayor’s residence

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Kitasui Tunnel(Kitasui-Momoyama route,
Maizuru municipal road)

Former Kitasui water purification
plant distribution reservoir

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Maizuru City Office

Navy Memorial Hall
Former home of
Iino Torakichi

Maizuru
Maizuru Brick Park

Front gate of the JMSDF
Maizuru Navy Guard Corps

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Kyoraku Park
(navy cemetery)Gun battery of the navy
defense corps and garrison(Atagoyama air defense battery)Townscapes bearing
the names of naval vessels

Higashi-Maizuru Station