Place names・Yokosuka

Miura Peninsula

The Miura Peninsula sits between Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay in southeastern Kanagawa, encompassing Yokosuka, Zushi, Hayama, and Miura. It has served as a strategic point for coastal defense and shipping since the Edo period.

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