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The Miura Peninsula is a hilly peninsula that stretches about 25 km from the southernmost point, Jogashima in Miura City, to the northernmost point, Enkaisan in Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama City, and has an average width of about 5 km.
Of note, because the Boso Peninsula, located on the opposite shore across Tokyo Bay, is so thick and huge, Miura does not stand out much on small-scale maps.
However, it was Kurihama Port on the peninsula that Perry landed on his black ships at the end of the Edo period, and the neighboring Uraga Port was opened when the isolation policy was lifted.
Also, Yokosuka Port developed as the largest base port of the Japanese Navy after the Meiji period.
Although it has a history that is more military-oriented, the density of the land in the sense that it is full of history is amazing. It is also probably the most densely populated peninsula in Japan.
Miura lies at the edge of a megalopolis that receives direct sunlight from the capital, Tokyo.
At the same time, the peninsula is the most accessible place for people in the metropolitan area to go to the beach, and all the main roads within the peninsula are congested during high season holidays.
Zushi City, located on the other side of the peninsula from Yokosuka City, is a tourist city with a tropical atmosphere and is the center of Shonan status (next door is the historic city of Kamakura), while Hayama Town, located to the south, is a quiet town with a famous Imperial Villa.
This may be a misleading statement, but if I may say so, the "back side of Miura" such as Zushi and Hayama is a place of healing that has, to some extent, protected the "countryside" from the scorching heat of Tokyo with the shield of hills.
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