Thursday, March 28, 1968
Underway for Yokosuka. Condition III Set. 1440 — Arrive Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan. 1630 — Liberty - Hon-Cho Street (Thieves Alley).
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Cruise Book
Cruise Book — Pages 138-139USS Jouett (DLG-29) 1968 Cruise Book
USS JOUETT (DLG-29) 1968 CRUISE BOOK — PAGES 138-139
YOKOSUKA, JAPAN
After more than a
month at sea, men of
JOUETT took maximum
advantage of a ten-day
visit to Japan. Tours were
arranged to the nearby
city of Kamakura, site of
the famed Dai-Butsu, the
city of Tokyo, and the
Mount Fuji-Hakone Lake
District. A memorable
facet of this week were the
delicate cherry blossoms,
in evidence throughout
this island nation.
Japan's justifiably famed railway system was often utilized to whisk JOUETTMEN
to the nearby cities of Kumakura, Tokyo and Yokohama.
[Photo: Close-up of cherry blossoms in bloom, delicate white petals against dark branches]
[Photo: The Great Buddha (Dai-Butsu) of Kamakura, the large bronze seated Buddha statue photographed from below]
[Photo: Yokosuka train station platform, sign reading "よこすか YOKOSUKA 横須賀" in Japanese and English, crowded platform with Japanese commuters and sailors waiting for train]
[Photo: Sailors and Japanese visitors at a traditional shrine or temple entrance with wooden gate structure and stone water basin, trees surrounding the grounds]