It is the site of a light house, which was built in 1648 ..... The reason being that after the Tokugawa Shogun moved Japan's capital city (and the Emperor) from Kyoto to Edo (now Tokyo), the amount of shipping traffic into Edo Bay (i.e., Tokyo Bay) increased significantly....
So, a light house (called Tomyo-Do) was built on the Cape, since it was a great location near the Uraga Suido shipping channel .... and for 220 years afterwards, it helped to guide various vessels & boats safely in & out of Tokyo Bay.
The lighthouse was closed & replaced in 1872, and thereafter fell apart ..... but in 1988, Yokosuka City rebuilt it using the same stone foundation. This is what it looks like:
Another thing is that the nearby rocks and beach are undeveloped, and are a rare example of natural coast line still left in Yokosuka ...... for some reason, Google Map lists the area as "Glass Beach" ..... perhaps because of sea glass and shells which can be collected there ...... in any case, it certainly is off the beaten track, and Tomyosaki Kaigan therefore qualifies as a "secret beach" in Yokosuka
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