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Greetings PHG readers, today we're visiting the Japanese Friendship Bell here on Shelter Island in San Diego. This 6 foot tall, 4,600 pound bell was gifted to the city from the citizens of Yokohama in 1958, marking the centennial of that port's opening. The bell was tolled for the first time on 10 December 1960, with civic leaders from both San Diego and Yokohama on hand to witness it. The Japanese Friendship Bell, with "The Girl in Red Shoes" statue to the left, and flowerin

Greetings PHG fans! Over the holiday break, my family and I had a chance to visit the historic USS Midway, a cold-war era aircraft carrier that is now a museum ship here in San Diego. Named for the battle that took place near Midway Atoll in 1942, the ship was commissioned eight days after the end of the Second World War. My family at the USS Midway (CV-41) in San Diego, California After a series of modernizations that saw her add an angled deck and increased flight deck spac

On May 17th 2025, YCAPS sponsored a trip to historic Liberty Station in San Diego. This is the site of the old Naval Training Center, which was in operation from 1923 to 1997. Over a million recruits trained at NTC, and tens of thousands more went through technical schools here. Much of the base was turned over to the city of San Diego in 1997, and on the grounds are dozens of buildings reaching back to 1918 as well as several important monuments. The history of the presence

Greetings all! As some of you may have noticed, I recently transferred from Guam to San Diego, California. This is our first time living in the United States as a family, and my first time living in America in nearly nineteen years. We jumped into San Diego with a lot of excitement, and the city has not disappointed. There's a lot of great things to do here, and historical sites to see. I have just added a San Diego page to the Pacific History Guide website, and will continue