Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Yokosuka contains one of the finest Naval bases in tlie Far East. The recreational facili- ties are unmatched either in Japan or at home. But in spite of all this, the thing Yoko is known for is its alley. Thieves Alley is by far the Grand-daddy of them all. Its rows of dingy bars and souvenir shops will be re- membered long after Thew Gym. 1 1 r 1 i kii

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: our first Japanese port . . . Our first and last port in Japan was Yol osuka. James Micliener once wrote, It was the greatest liberty port in the world. It had more variety than Marseilles, more beauty than Valparaiso ... Its drinks were better than Lisbon ' s. And there were far more pretty girls than in Tahiti. It was Yokosuka, known throughout the fleets of the world as Ya-koss-ka . . . Whether he was under the influence of Asahi when he wrote this passage into The Bridges of Toko-Ri, or whether it was all quite true in 1951, is not for us to say. We might not have as glowing an opinion today, but it was a fine port, one of the best in the Orient.

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.■ r rf .. • ' . ' i:H 41 II i ifi BMMMataan Winner of WESTPAC photo contest LTjg. J. E. Peterson The Daibutsu Buddha at Kamakura . . .