[From Verny Park with its roses in full bloom to a meaningful stay at Yokosuka Arts Theatre]

[A meaningful stay at Yokosuka Arts Theatre from Verny Park with its roses in full bloom] Yokosuka, where the US Navy is stationed, is also a place where military brass bands, classical music, jazz performances in local bars and live house businesses grew in Japan after WW2, and as of 2025, the city government is proactive in supporting further activities in sports and arts and culture. This time, we will leave out the city areas for jazz lovers and guide you as a tourist destination for classical music lovers and an attractive workplace for performers. 🌹Verny Park Verny Park, a French garden and fountain with 1,300 roses in bloom. 🏖️Atmosphere/Facilities: Tourist facilities such as a museum commemorating the import of ironworking ship technology by French engineer Verny, the Thibodie House, a properly tuned free piano, a Corsaire teleworkplace, and an Italian restaurant. Night views of the US Navy's nuclear aircraft carrier, warships from various countries, and Japan's Self-Defense Forces escort ships, depending on the year. 📍Location: 1 Chome-1, Shioiricho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 238-0042 🎭🏛️Yokosuka Arts Theater Yokosuka Bayside Pocket 💞Reasons for recommendation: The theater has been hosting European national companies for over 30 years. Designed by Kenzo Tange, this modern design is a rare horseshoe-shaped theater in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and is a cultural hall with opera house specifications. The third photo records the stage of the large theater being tuned when Mao Fujita performed in 2023. The reverberation time is 2.5 seconds, the capacity is 2,000 people, and it is large-scale up to 5 floors, so it is an ideal environment not only for competitions, operas, and ballets that include orchestral performances, but also for eclectic expressionism of classical art and contemporary art from various countries. The delicate ppp of Schumann's performance by Mao Fujita of the Moscow School reached the 3rd floor seats accurately. As of 2025, only the adjacent small theater, Yokosuka Bayside Pocket, is in operation. The large theater and underground rehearsal room will undergo seismic renovation work on the ceilings, and when they reopen in the fall of 2026, they will become even more attractive cultural facilities for performers. 🗓️Itinerary management: Reopens around August 2026 🕰️Closed: July 2024 to August 2026 The Yokosuka Arts Theater opened in February 1994 on the site of the EM Club (US Navy Enlisted Persons Club), the birthplace of postwar Japanese jazz, as a place to connect people and culture that enriches the lives of Yokosuka citizens. It consists of two theaters with different faces, a large one and a small one, and is a base for arts, culture, and liveliness as a symbol of the vibrant Yokosuka. 』 📍Location: 3 Chome-27 Honcho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 238-0041 🍽️Amalfi Marina Blu 💰Price per person for dinner: 8000- 🗓️Itinerary management: Reservation required. Italian course meal using locally grown vegetables, live piano and operetta performances during weekend dinner time. 📍Location: 1 Chome−1, Shioiricho, Kanagawa, Yokosuka, 238-0042, Verny Park 🌹Mercure Yokosuka A few seconds walk from Keikyu Shioiri Station, come here for quiet and safe accommodation. 📍Location: 3 Chome-27 Honcho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 238-0041 🛍️DAISO APT Yokosuka store Affordable shopping at a Japanese 100 yen shop 📍Location: 238-0041 Kanagawa, Yokosuka, Honcho, 3 Chome−27 Yokosuka APT, 2nd floor 🛍️COASKA Bayside stores A free piano with light keys and a good sound, a sea view bar and restaurant for tourists, affordable shopping in Japanese yen, clothes, daily necessities, furniture, musical instrument stores, hair salons, entertainment facilities, etc. 🕰️Opening hours: 8AM-22PM 📍Location: 2 Chome-1-12 Honcho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 238-0041 #Domestic travel #Spring 0 yen trip #Tokyo trip #Japan travel #Japan travel strategy