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A CRUISE OF YOKOSUKA NAVAL PORT Cruise Terminal
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The tour of Yokosuka Harbour lasted 45 min. and went around Agatsuma Island. One makes an online reservation, then buys the ticket from the building in front of the dock. The onboard commentary is in Japanese and varies according to the ships in harbour. There is an open upper deck on the cruise boat.
Incredible to see all the ships at the Naval base, even if you don't speak Japanese it is worth it by just looking.
This is a very educational trip for anyone interested in military hardware, especially if you are a navy enthusiast. The hour long cruise takes you up close to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships as wells as those of the 7th Fleet, United States Navy. A JMSDF officer served as the guide on the cruise, but they speak Japanese only. You will get more out of the cruise if you have some knowledge of naval military, or understand Japanese. I was lucky enough to see the Izumo, several classes of JMSDF destroyers and subs, plus a few USN Arleigh Burkes. There were minesweepers and other support vessels too.
If seeing warships is exciting then this should be on your lists of things to do. However, since this is an active base you never know what you will or will not see there. The tour is done in Japanese.
Super neat cruise. We went right up by Izumo, along with a bunch of destroyers and submarines, and just missed Shirase coming in by a couple hours. You get an excellent view of a lot of ships, and binoculars are only 100 yen. Even with Izumo being small for a carrier, she's still huge when you sail alongside her and see her up close.