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Kannonzaki Park

Coordinates: 35°15′22.8″N 139°44′27″E / 35.256333°N 139.74083°E / 35.256333; 139.74083
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Coastal promenade, at Kannonzaki Park, Yokosuka, Japan

Kannonzaki Park (Japanese: 観音崎公園) is a prefectural-level combined scenic [ja]-city park, located at Cape Kannon (Kannonzaki), the northeastern tip of the Miura Peninsula, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa, Japan. It is a park that makes the most of the rich nature, such as the laurel forest and the coastal rocky shore of the area.

In its 70.2-hectare area are found: the park management center, the Kannonzaki Lighthouse, the Yokosuka Museum of Art, the Kannonzaki Nature Museum (Japanese: 観音崎自然博物館),[1] a day camp site, the coastal and hill trails, etc.[2]

The visitors to this park can enjoy "Ship watching",[3] as it is located on the Uraga Channel, Japan's busiest sea lane.

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35°15′22.8″N 139°44′27″E / 35.256333°N 139.74083°E / 35.256333; 139.74083