From Tokyo: Yokosuka Navy Curry, Harbour Cruise & Base Town
ID: GYG1495884-2290462
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Paese: Ecuador
Durata:
08:00 ore
Descrizione
Visit Yokosuka on a private day trip to taste navy curry from a 1908 recipe and explore 70 years of Japanese and American naval culture. Cruise the naval harbor when weather and operations allow.
Yokosuka is a port town an hour south of Tokyo where the Japanese navy and the United States Seventh Fleet share the same harbour, and where the food, the shops and the street signs all show it.
We take the harbour cruise first, a 45-minute boat that goes out among the ships themselves: destroyers, submarines at the pier, and whatever American carrier happens to be alongside. It is the only way to see them properly, and the commentary explains what each class of ship is.
Then curry. In 1908 the Imperial Japanese Navy published a recipe book to stop sailors getting beriberi, and the curry in it is the direct ancestor of every plate of Japanese curry sold today. Yokosuka still serves it to the original recipe, with milk and a salad on the side, exactly as the navy specified. Your lunch is included.
Afterwards we walk Dobuita Street, where tailors have been embroidering souvenir jackets for American sailors since the 1940s, and where the bars have English names and Japanese owners.
We finish at Mikasa, the battleship that won the 1905 battle of Tsushima, now preserved in concrete in a park, which you can walk through.
This is a private tour. Only your group.
The harbour cruise does not run in high wind or heavy rain, and it does not run on some Mondays. If it is cancelled on your date we will tell you as early as we can, and you can take a full refund of your booking, guaranteed.
Punti salienti
- Harbour cruise out among the destroyers and submarines, included
- Navy curry to the original 1908 recipe, lunch included
- Dobuita Street, where tailors have embroidered jackets since the 1940s
- Walk through Mikasa, the battleship that won Tsushima in 1905
- One hour from Tokyo and almost nobody visits
Lingue guida
INFORMAZIONI IMPORTANTI
THE HARBOUR CRUISE DOES NOT RUN IN HIGH WIND OR HEAVY RAIN and does not operate on some Mondays. If it is cancelled on your date, we will tell you as early as we can and you can take a full refund of your booking, guaranteed. The rest of the day runs as normal.
Which ships are in port changes daily and we cannot promise a particular vessel. Photography from the boat is allowed.
Navy curry contains beef and wheat. Tell us at booking if you need halal, vegetarian or no-beef and we will arrange an alternative in advance.
Mikasa entry is not included and is paid at the gate.
About 5 km of walking, all flat.
This is a working naval port. Follow your guide's instructions about where photography is and is not allowed on land.
Price is for the whole group of up to 6 people, not per person.
INCLUSO
- Private van and English-speaking driver-guide for 8 hours
- Harbour cruise ticket for each person
- Navy curry lunch for each person
- Hotel pickup and drop-off anywhere in central Tokyo
- Guided walk of Dobuita Street and the port area
- All fuel, road tolls and parking
NON INCLUSO
- Mikasa battleship entry
- Other food and drinks
- Shopping on Dobuita Street
- Gratuities, which are never expected in Japan
Quando dovrei prenotare?
Per garantire la disponibilità, prenota il prima possibile. La prenotazione anticipata è consigliata soprattutto se stai pianificando il viaggio durante l'alta stagione come le festività pubbliche o i fine settimana.
Cancellazioni
Questa escursione può essere annullata senza costi fino a 24 ore prima dell'inizio del viaggio. Se la annulli dopo 24 ore o non ti presenti all'escursione, ti verrà comunque addebitato il prezzo intero dell'attività. Essere in ritardo al ritiro o alla partenza sarà considerato come non presentarsi.
