White Plains (AFS 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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Honcho Street - - 'The Alley i A harbor city, Yolcosuka has a large bar district catering to both merchant and naval seamen. This area has become famous in Japanese popular literature and music, for its intrigue, color, and action. First-run Western movies, both American and European, f are shown in the theaters along with japanese films. Large g -4 , 1, -. modern bowling alleys and hobby shops provide excellent i if timekillers for indoor A , electronic games of all sorts 5 N 1 . light shows. Af A 17 - .L+ As . -.. Q--f --+ Discotheques offer music, companionship, drink, and pleasurable exercise for night types. Culture-seekers can revel in the city museum, or in any of the temples and shrines that sit unobtrusively side-by-side with department stores or on the tops of Yokosuka's many hills. Plainsmen found that, as a home, Yolcosuka wasn't such a bad place. sportsmen. Rooms filled with , MJ., flash and flare present eyes with l I t , 'P Y 4

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Yokosuka has been a center for seaborne commerce since people began to settle in the area thousands of years ago. lts mild climate, sheltered harbor entrance, and protection from the effects of tidal and typhoon- produced waves made it a favorite harbor for merchant skippers to moor in before proceeding to Tokyo and Yokohama. Before the U.S. occupation, Yokosuka was a major Japanese lmperial Naval base. The base and its incredibly large drydocks were used for construction of at least one major Japanese aircraft carrier. ln spite of its usefulness as a naval base, Yokosuka was seldom attacked during the war, producing rumors that the Americans were saving the facility for themselves after the war. Yokosuka remai seaport, exporting to and importing from, countries the world. The city has sisfizijifijr affiliations with Los Angelesandt Long Beach, and is a sister city to Corpus Christi, Texas, The two major rail lines havin terminals in the city allow easy g access to other major japanese cities, including Yokohama, I8 miles distant, and T k miles away. When the WHITE PLAINS and her crew arrived in Yokohama in September of 1975, even longtime members of the crew who had lived in Sasebo during the ship's forward deployed period there were met with a severe case of culture shock. In contrast to the quiet, relaxed, and tranquil 'T country atmosphere of Sasebo, Yokosuka, Yokohama, and Tokyo were typical of the urban sprawl and squalor that affects major metropolitan areas in every country in the world. ns an important 0 yo, some 40 108 1...

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The Town One of Tokyo's Bedroom Suburbs If Paris is the city of light, then Tokyo is the city of neon. From Shinjuku and the blaring discos sprinkled among the giant theater marquees, to the cozy atmosphere in the romantic bistros of Roppongi, and extending to the giant shopping arcade ofthe Ginza, the flashing, swirling, multihued illuminators of plastic, electricity and neon gas overwhelm all other competing influences. Forming the hub of Japan's transportation network, Tokyo Station boasts no fewer than 20 rail lines which spread out from its passenger terminal. Bullet Trains linking Tokyo with both northern and southern Japan at speed of over 100 m.p.h., leave the station at five minute intervals. Other lines serve the bedroom communities of Kawasaki, Yokohama, and Yokosuka. il P I . 'iff . . Ki xx.