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Mikasa

Kanagawa · Yokosuka · Historic Districts

Japanese name: 世界三大記念艦「三笠」

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Mikasa
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WHAT TO DOMikasa

A battleship preserved in Yokosuka. Flagship of the Russo-Japanese War, open inside.

WHEREKanagawa

Yokosuka

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Mikasa (1)Monado · CC BY-SA 3.0Mikasa (2)Monado · CC BY-SA 3.0Mikasa (3)— · Public domainMikasa (4)nattou · Public domainMikasa (5)一貫斎 · CC BY-SA 3.0Mikasa (6)Dicekei · CC BY-SA 3.0Mikasa (7)Eila 501st · CC BY-SA 4.0Mikasa (8)Tōjō Shōtarō · Public domain

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A battleship preserved in Yokosuka. Flagship of the Russo-Japanese War, open inside.

About this place

The memorial ship Mikasa in Mikasa Park, Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. A battleship built in Britain in 1902 (Meiji 35), it served as the flagship of the Combined Fleet in the Russo-Japanese War. It is one of the world's three great memorial ships, alongside HMS Victory (Britain) and USS Constitution (USA). It is the oldest surviving steel battleship in the world and a constituent cultural property of a Japan Heritage. Materials and models are displayed inside the ship, and you can simulate the Battle of Tsushima in VR.

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