VIDEO: Scenic Tateishi Park near Yokosuka NB great for breathtaking sunsets

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Tateishi is a 40-foot-tall rock with beautiful pine trees off Akiya Beach in Miura Peninsula near Yokosuka Naval Base.

Enjoy an enchanting view of the shoreline and Mount Fuji in the distance from Tateishi Park. This scene is so breathtaking, in fact, that it has been depicted in traditional Ukiyo-e art. Among them, “Soshu Miura Akiya no Sato” (Akiya Village in Kanagawa’s Miura Peninsula) by Ukiyo-e artist Hiroshige Ando (1797–1858) is especially famous.

When the tide is low, you can walk up to the large grey rock usually surrounded by sea water.

There is a free large parking lot for 62 vehicles in the park.

If you’re looking for a nice sunset view, this park is a great pick for your late afternoon stroll.

(Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi/Stripes japan)

a stone monument in the park and the ocean can be seen from the hill.

(Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi/Stripes japan)

(Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi/Stripes japan)

a big rock can be seen on the water’s edge.

(Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi/Stripes japan)

Takahiro poses for a photo on the beach.

(Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi/Stripes japan)

(Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi/Stripes japan)

Tateishi Park

Location: 3-5 Akiya, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture (a 40-minute drive from Yokosuka NB)
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Tel: 046-822-8333

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Takahiro Takiguchi

Takahiro Takiguchi is a writer based in Yokosuka, Japan. Takiguchi covers travel, food and culture stories for Stars and Stripes Japan. Follow along as Takiguchi takes readers to less crowded destinations around the mainland, you might also catch him out and about recording Speakin’ Japanese lesson videos for Instagram.