Sarushima

Sarushima
Native name:
猿島
Nickname: Monkey Island
The island of Sarushima is golden on a late August day. In the lower right corner a few men on the deck of a boat look back at the island
Sarushima from the air
Sarushima is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Sarushima
Sarushima
Sarushima is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Sarushima
Sarushima
Geography
LocationYokosuka, Kanagawa
Coordinates35°17′10″N 139°41′39″E / 35.28611°N 139.69417°E / 35.28611; 139.69417
Area0.055 km2 (0.021 sq mi)
Coastline1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Highest elevation39.3 m (128.9 ft)
Administration
Japan

Sarushima (猿島, "Monkey Island"), is a small island located off Yokosuka, Kanagawa in Japan. It is the only natural island in Tokyo Bay. Sarushima was used as a battery by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period, and after the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the island was developed as part of the Yokosuka Navy Yard.[1][2]

Matthew C. Perry named the island Perry Island in 1853.[3]

  1. ^ "猿島" [Sarushima]. Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  2. ^ "猿島" [Sarushima]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  3. ^ "Matthew Calbraith Perry and Yokosuka" (PDF). Yokosuka. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.