Location
YOKOSUKA
LOCATION
The Port of Yokosuka is located at 35°17'N, 139°40'E on the southeast coast of Honshu , the largest of the four main Japanese islands. The U. S. Navy Port is situated adjacent to the central part of the Miura Peninsula on the southwest side of landlocked Tokyo Bay . See Figure V-1 , Figure V-2, and Figure V-3. A separate, commercial port of Yokosuka is located southeast of the U. S. Navy Port.
Yokosuka is one of three major ports in the area; the Ports of Yokohama and Tokyo are also located on Tokyo Bay. The Harbor of Yokohama, a large commercial port, is about 10 nmi north of Yokosuka Bay, and Tokyo Harbor is about 20 nmi north-northeast of Yokosuka. Tokyo Bay is relatively large, being about 35 nmi long from north to south and, except for its 4.75 nmi wide southern entrance, is surrounded by land. Over 200 ships transit Uraga Suido, the entrance to Tokyo Bay, daily. According to Port Operations, an average of about 35 to 40 ships enter or leave the Port of Yokosuka each month.
Japan Webcams can be located via the following website: http://www.webcamlocator.com/cities/tokyo_jap.htm
Current weather conditions can be found in English at http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/47696.html or via the Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center (NPMOC) Yokosuka , Japan at http://163.251.101.53/cgi-bin/main.pl?yoko. Radar imagery, satellite imagery, the Tokyo Bay and Oparea Forecast, 5-Day Forecast, and links to Japanese products are available on the NPMOC web site.
Source: http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/port_studies/thh-nc/japan/yokosuka/text/sect1.htm
