Yokosuka City Museum

Yokosuka City Museum is a natural history and ethnographic institution that focuses on the Miura Peninsula region. The exhibitions cover geology and wildlife alongside human settlements, showing how environment and people shaped each other over time.

The museum was established in 1954 and has documented local developments ever since. It focuses on regional transformations including economic shifts, migration patterns, and how major events reshaped daily community life.

The museum displays objects from everyday life showing how residents made things, what they wore, and how families organized their homes across different eras. These artifacts reveal the rhythms of living in this region through tangible details rather than abstract concepts.

The museum sits near Maborikaigan Station making it accessible by rail. It operates Tuesday through Sunday, so plan your visit to avoid Mondays when it remains closed.

The museum holds extensive collections related to the port and naval heritage of the city. The sea has shaped how this community sees itself, and that connection appears throughout the displays.

Location: Yokosuka

Inception: 1954

Official opening: April 1, 1954

Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 09:00-17:00

Website: http://museum.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp/information/information-english

GPS coordinates: 35.27454,139.67378

Latest update: December 14, 2025 09:44