Our Adventures in Japan: yokosuka

From where we live it takes about an hour to get to Yokosuka.

It is home to a large US Naval base.

And where there is a slice of America there are usually burgers...

Honey Bee's has been around since 1968...their navy burgers are pre-made 1/2 pound patties and the huge fluffy buns help hold the sandwich together while eating.

As the waitress said, "just smash it down and go for it" (well, something like that in Japanese)

Super juicy and well seasoned...this was hefty...1680 yen (tax included)...and I also added cheese 150 yen.

This came with fries and a drink (which I ordered a cola).

Satoshi went with the captain...2300 yen (tax included)....this had teri sauce, an egg, bacon, mayo, cheese, tomato and onion, plus the 1/2 pound patty...talk about monster! messy eats.

Satoshi had an orange Fanta.

While eating it was nice to listen to KSSK which they had streaming in too.

Another popular food in Yokosuka is their curry which I believe is influenced by the Japanese Navy...we'll have to come back to try that...

After lunch we walked to Mikasa Park.

This is where retired Japan warship, Mikasa is parked and where you can pay to roam around inside.

While Satoshi roamed the warship, I went to check out the Port Market.

They had fish freshly caught at the nearby Misaki area.

I picked up some otoro (fatty tuna)

and katsuo tataki (seared bonito) for dinner...about 1700 yen for both!

As well as locally grown swiss chard and broccolini.

I also found some purple sweet potato that was grown in Chiba...550 yen total for the veggies I bought.

Yokosuka is also the home of the Sukajan (Yokosuka + Janpa (jacket))...a satin embroidered baseball jacket...for more background on this read this.

The weather was nice and we were glad to be able to explore this area.

It was also a nice change to see many Caucasians.

We hope to come back for some cherry blossoms too.

Honey Bee
2-1 Honmachi
Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Hours: 11:30-??
Open Daily

Yokosuka Port Market
6 Shinko-cho
Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Closed Tuesdays
Hours: 10:00-21:00

6 comments:

Anonymous9:58 AM, March 20, 2019
Luckily the fish and veggies were ceap compared to the burgers! Burgers here run about the same too with all the fixings..Teddy's Bigger Burgers, The Counter, etc.!
Ooh, if my daughter saw that Hello Kitty jacket, I think she would go ape. I guess as long as Hello Kitty is older than you, it's okay to still be all into that :/
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K and S4:49 PM, March 20, 2019
V, the veggies were so cheap! wanted to buy more but didn't want to carry it around.

Take care!
Kat
KirkK4:09 AM, March 22, 2019
Man 2300 yen for a burger! Looks like you got some good fish and other stuff though.
K and S9:10 PM, March 22, 2019
Kirk, pricey but it did include the fries and drink.

Take care!
Kat
Rowena12:12 AM, March 23, 2019
your mention of the warship reminds me that I still aim to read Clouds Above the Hill (at least the first volume) by the end of the year -- what a day you guys had!
K and S9:09 AM, March 23, 2019
Rowena, it was nice to be out and about :)

Take care.
Kat

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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