Yokosuka, Japan
Japanese flags courtesy Free Gifs & Animations
The following pictures copied from the
1956 USS Helena CA-75 Cruise Book
provided by RD2 Dave Brouchoud
Click on the book image to learn more. |
1956
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NIHON
With most of the Pacific Ocean behind us, we arrived in Yokosuka, Japan, the Navy town of the Far East. It was a short stay, but what with daily stores working parties and such there still was time for liberty and haggling in Black Market Alley.
Shopping in Yokosuka is an art in itself. There's the first price, "you speak," and then the prices go back and forth like a tobacco auction interspersed with an occasional "ne" until a satisfactory figure is reached about one third of the original given price. Also there's the pay day price and the day before pay day price. For the uninitiated, there was the Ship's Store. For the athlete, there were the service clubs of Yokosuka, Yokohama and Tokyo, a gym, roller skating rink, bowling alleys, rod and gun club, yacht club, bicycle riding, swimming pool, tennis courts, skeet range, golf course and sight seeing.
(Ed. note: This cruise book has most pictures without naming locations. We have selected the following photos as being in or near Yokosuka, Japan)
Great Buddha of Kamakura |
New buildings replace rubble and ruins |
Main battery less OrdAlts |
Up in Central Park |
Anybody seen Gunga din |
The ancient language of Buddha's gesture |
Five story pagoda |
Could be Long Beach after rain squall |