monkey island
When i first heard of monkey island i was looking forward to playing with the monkeys of course. But there weren’t any there. Sarushima is so named because of a myth of priest lost in the ocean and a white monkey swam by and led him to the island. Nobody knows what happened to that white guy, or why the priest thought he was a monkey. maybe he was a white guy with a tail.
It’s an enjoyable little island off the coast of yokosuka near yokohama. so anyway, after the train to the yokosuka chuo station, we took a boat to the island. we arrived in the early morning as the last boat from the island leaves at about 5 pm. From March to November the boat runs from 8:30 to 4:30 and the last boat back at 5 pm. From december to february the boat runs from 9 am to 4:30 pm. and costs 1200 yen for adults and 600 for kids for a round trip.
The beach was mildly crowded, and some people were swimming. One guy playing volleyball wore work gloves on his feet. maybe the sand was hot or a white monkey stole his sandals. It doesn’t take long to walk all the paths, and visit all the beach areas open to the public. Most of the construction and tunnels from the war were sealed off and we couldn’t walk in them. though i tried to wander from the path several times to explore some places, the thick vegetation on the island made it difficult to get to anything intersting. though it was nice to relax on the beaches, play with some tiny crabs, and climb some hills.
fishing on sarushima
imperial flag
