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What's New in Yokosuka. YOKOSUKA LIVING I Want to Ride My Bicycle! In October, 2014, the mayors of the five munici- What’s New in Yokosuka palities that make up the Miura Peninsula (Yokosuka, http://www.city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp/0140/english/welcome/documents/cultureinfo.pdf Hayama, Kamakura, Zushi, and Miura), held the first Inquiries in English: Yokosuka City, International Relations Division 046(822)8138 ever Miura Peninsula Summit. At the summit, the May 10, 2015 * All information may be subject to change Vol.37 leaders discussed how to promote the natural beauty and tourism draws of the Miura Peninsula. One of the biggest outcomes of that meeting was YY Transportation Festa the declaration of Miura as a “Peninsula for EVENT Cyclists.” When: June 13 (Sat.) – 14 (Sun.) 10:00-16:00 Even without any effort to promote or improve CALENDAR cycling here, Yokosuka and the rest of the Miura What: For two days, you and your little ones will get the chance Peninsula are amazing places to get out on your bike. MAY to get up close to your favorite vehicles. There will be three There are miles upon miles of beautiful coastline, Cycling is great fun and excellent exercise, but it 16-17- Hana no Machi main attraction areas, all with different vehicles to see and countless hills, and of course plenty of great cafés does come with some risks. To keep safe it is best to Spring Fair and restaurants to stop and refuel. In order to take keep in mind the 5 rules for bike safety: 1) Stay in 16-17- Spring Rose climb on. A free shuttle will be running between the locations. full advantage of the natural draws for cyclists, all the road; 2) Keep to the left; 3) Yield to pedestri- Festival five municipalities are working together to make the ans; 4) Obey safety rules; 5) Wear a helmet. The 23- Kanrin-maru peninsula even more welcoming to cyclists. police also recommend registering your bike to Festival Mikasa Park Verny Park & “Cycling aid stations” will be established around prevent theft and getting bicycle insurance in case 31- Poppy picking at Buses, ambulances, fire JR Yokosuka Station the peninsula. The aid stations are designated you are in an accident. Kurihama Flower trucks, a stunt bike perfor- Mini train rides, lunch places for cyclists to rest and make minor repairs; Whether you want to go for an easy ride along the World air pumps and puncture repair kits will be available Tokyo Bay or a full 100 km loop of the peninsula, mance, great food, live boxes, model train diora- to rent free of charge. JR Yokosuka Station, a every type of rider can find something to love on JUNE music, and dance perfor- mas, train collectibles at designated aid station, is the perfect place to start the Miura Peninsula! 6- Family Dairy Farm mances! Even a chance to the park, and special dis- your cycling adventure. The partnership has also Experience created the website LAUMI (www.laumi.jp/en/), Marshall Smith, a native of Illinois, U.S.A., is Yokosuka’s (Sekiguchi Dairy operate a digger!!!! plays at the station. which includes a detailed map of the aid stations and coordinator for international relations. “Yokosuka Living” is Farm) other interesting spots. This English site is an indis- in every issue of What’s New in Yokosuka and includes 6- Kinugasa Iris pensable resource for planning your ride. useful information for everyday life in Japan. Festival 7- Poppy picking at GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS Kurihama Flower Name: Maho Amakasu What is your future dream? World Brief introduction: I was born and raised in Yoko- My dream is to work internationally. To make my 13- Experience suka. I‛m in my third and final year at Yokosuka Sogo dream come true, I need to communicate with many Japanese Culture High School. people. Thanks to the exchange programs, I‛ve made 13-14- YY What is your favorite thing about Yokosuka? friends from Australia, France, UK, and USA. It‛s Transportation The best thing is the opportunity to enjoy interna- very great to keep in touch with them. Also, I got Festa tional exchange. As an exchange student, I went to wonderful friends in Kinnick High School. Of course 30- Otsu Suwa Corpus Christi, TX. Also, Sogo students can go to I will keep in contact with them. I will not only Shrine Festival Maritime Self-Defense Force Yokosuka Base Kinnick High School. I had a fun time there. If I improve at English, but I will continue to try many JULY The base is normally closed to didn‛t live in Yokosuka, I wouldn‛t have had these international exchanges here in Yokosuka. international experiences. So I really appreciate 4- Let‛s Try Farming the public, but it will be open these Yokosuka programs. (Kitashitaura Com- during the festival. Visitors will What is your best memory of those experiences? munity Center) be able to board a ship and Visiting Corpus Christi is my best memory. It was my 11- Kurihama Perry first time traveling abroad and taking a plane. Of Festival there will even be a helicopter course I was so nervous, but I had the support of 12- Oppama Matsuri on display! The base is open the International Association, my host family, my 26- Yokosuka teachers, and many other people. Because of them, 10:00-15:00 but entry will be I made wonderful memories. Everything I did with Festival (~8/1) stopped at 14:30. my host family was pleasant. Now, I‛ve been supporting this great program as an OG. I hope this For English info about program will be known more and it will last forever! Maho during Kinnick exchange e v e n t s i n Y o k o s u k a ATTENTION： Ingress Agents call the Yokosuka Call Free cell phone battery rentals available at the Yokosuka Center 046-822-2500. Operators may need Kaigun Curry Honpo Restaurant and on Sarushima Island! Yokosuka City, Policy Promotion Department, International Relations Division time to search for info. *Show your Ingress app to rent a mobile phone battery. 8am-8pm daily. *Renting on Sarushima Island requires a ￥1,000 deposit. 11 Ogawa-cho, Yokosuka City 238-8550 TEL : 046(822)8138 FAX : 046(827)8878 E-mail : [email protected] We have made 2,000 copies of the May 2015 issue of "What's New in Yokosuka." The printing cost is 29 yen per copy. UPCOMING EVENTS ALL EVENTS FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED Experience Japanese Culture Kurihama Hana no Machi Spring Rose Festival When:June 13 (Sat.) 13:00-17:00 Spring Fair When: May 16 (Sat.) – May 17 (Sun.) 10:00-15:00 Where: Sogo Fukushi Kaikan Hall 6th Floor When: May 16 (Sat.) – May 17 (Sun.) Where: Verny Park (located between Daiei and the main gate to 10:00-15:00 What: There are more than 2000 individual flowers the U.S. Naval Base.) Where: Kurihama Flower World Hana and over 130 species of roses represented at no Kuni (pay parking available, What: This Yokosuka International Association Verny Park. This two-day festival is a great but limited) event is a great chance to try different chance to see the flowers while taking part in What: Just in front of the poppy Japanese cultural activities, including tea some fun activities! fields in full bloom, the sounds ceremony, calligraphy, kimono wearing, and and smells of spring will be more! filling the air during Kurihama *Entry is free as are most of the activities, Flower World‛s spring fair. but some require a small fee Grab some locally produced food and enjoy great musical Otsu Suwa Shrine Oppama Matsuri and dance performances by Summer Festival When: July 12 (Sun.) 11:00-18:00 young people from all over When: June 30 (Tue.) Where: Oppama Shopping Street (just outside Keikyu Yokosuka. Hike up to the 1st round @ 16:00, Oppama Station) adventure land at the top of 2nd round @ 18:00 What: A rowdy parade with beautiful women in extrava- the park to spend some time in Where: Otsu Suwa Shrine (Otsu- gant costumes a la Carnivale, hula dancers, Ryukyu a hamburger-shaped bounce cho 4-22-22) a five minute drums, Japanese dancing, and wildly shaking miko- house (￥200/5 min.)! walk from Keikyu Shin-Otsu shi shrines along with yakisoba and all your favor- Kanrin-maru Festival Station, just next to Otsu ite matsuri foods. This multicultural festival has When: May 23 (Sat.) 10:00-16:00 High School. What: Participants in this Shinto EVERYTHING! Where: Sumitomo Heavy Industries LTD., Uraga Factory purity ritual duck through a (Uraga 4-chome) and the surrounding area, a five- ring made of thatched minute walk from Uraga Station. grasses to cleanse them- What: A celebration of Uraga as the departure point of selves of bad luck and sins. the first Japanese battleship to cross the Pacific. There will be two separate In addition to the educational and historical exhibits rites. Go twice to get doubly about the Kanrin-maru, the festival grounds will also pure! be bustling with kids‛ play areas, live music, water bucket races, yacht rides, a flea market, and so Kinugasa Iris Festival much more. Head to Uraga for food, fun, and sun! When: June 6 (Sat.) 9:00-16:00 YOKOSUKA MUSEUM OF ART Where: Yokosuka Iris Garden Located at Kamoi 4-1. Open 10:00-18:00 What: The Yokosuka Iris Garden is a beautiful Pay parking available botanical garden with a variety of different colorful flowers.
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