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Japan - Sunrise Land

Japan, as simple as that. Stuff in square brackets are translations. All texts by myself.
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Sengoku Jidai. Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu : Paperback : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform : 9781983450204 : 1983450200 : 01 Jan 2018 : Japan's Sengoku jidai ('Warring States Period') was a time of crisis and upheaval, a chaotic epoch when the relatively low-born rural military class of 'bushi' (samurai warriors) succeeded in overthrowing their social superiors in the court throughout much of the country. Into this tumultuous age of constant warfare came three remarkable individual Book Club Books, Good Books, Sengoku Jidai, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Warring States Period, Osaka Castle, Japanese History, Christian Religions, Samurai Warrior
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Sengoku Jidai
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Osaka Castle
Japanese History
Christian Religions
Samurai Warrior
Sengoku Jidai. Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu : Paperback : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform : 9781983450204 : 1983450200 : 01 Jan 2018 : Japan's Sengoku jidai ('Warring States Period') was a time of crisis and upheaval, a chaotic epoch when the relatively low-born rural military class of 'bushi' (samurai warriors) succeeded in overthrowing their social superiors in the court throughout much of the country. Into this tumultuous age of constant warfare came three remarkable individual
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The seaplane carrier Wakamiya. This Imperial Japanese Navy ship originally was a Russian freighter captured during the Russo-Japanese War, modified into a seaplane carrier just before World War I. It participated in the Battle of Tsingtao, where its four Farman MF.11 seaplanes were used for reconnaisance and bombing. Probably the earliest example of seaborne air raids, they flew 49 attacks during the campaign. Later it was turned into a regular aircraft carrier and served until the early 1930s. Ww2 Aircraft, Aircraft Carrier, Midget Submarine, Steam Turbine, Capital Ship, Imperial Japanese Navy, Landing Craft, Flying Boat, Air Raid
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The seaplane carrier Wakamiya. This Imperial Japanese Navy ship originally was a Russian freighter captured during the Russo-Japanese War, modified into a seaplane carrier just before World War I. It participated in the Battle of Tsingtao, where its four Farman MF.11 seaplanes were used for reconnaisance and bombing. Probably the earliest example of seaborne air raids, they flew 49 attacks during the campaign. Later it was turned into a regular aircraft carrier and served until the early 1930s.
Second Lieutenant rank insignia [Rikugun-Shōi] (Collar), Imperial Japanese Army. The lowest of the commissioned officer ranks, the same collar tabs without a star would be worn as insignia by a Warrant Officer. While these tabs are a reproduction , the exact placing of a single start is somewhat unclear as both styles, center (as shown) and closer to the front, were used. Second Lieutenant, Warrant Officer, Unclear, World War Ii, Wwii, Lowest, Imperial, Closer, Sunrise
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Second Lieutenant rank insignia [Rikugun-Shōi] (Collar), Imperial Japanese Army. The lowest of the commissioned officer ranks, the same collar tabs without a star would be worn as insignia by a Warrant Officer. While these tabs are a reproduction , the exact placing of a single start is somewhat unclear as both styles, center (as shown) and closer to the front, were used.
The I-401, a submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The 3 completed ships of the I-400 class were the largest submarines of the world until the 1960s. 122 meters long and displacing 6670 tons; they had 8 torpedo tubes and several guns. Also being submarine aircraft carriers, they carried 3 M6A floatplanes. The 401 was launched in January 1945 and didn´t see combat action, eventually surrendering to the USS Segundo. Then it served as target ship off Hawaii, the sunk wreck still being there. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Pearl Harbor, Royal Navy, Us Navy, Aichi, Okinawa, Kamikaze, Boats
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The I-401, a submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The 3 completed ships of the I-400 class were the largest submarines of the world until the 1960s. 122 meters long and displacing 6670 tons; they had 8 torpedo tubes and several guns. Also being submarine aircraft carriers, they carried 3 M6A floatplanes. The 401 was launched in January 1945 and didn´t see combat action, eventually surrendering to the USS Segundo. Then it served as target ship off Hawaii, the sunk wreck still being there.
Vice Admiral Nakamuta Kuranosuke (1837-1916). During the Boshin War the Saga samurai commanded the frigate Choyo, being the only Imperial ship sunk in the naval Battle of Hakodate. Later he headed the Naval Academy and eventually became Chief of Staff of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Then he sat on the Privy Council, being highly critical of the First Sino-Japanese War. Boshin War, Hakodate, Naval Academy, Chief Of Staff, Admiral, Council, Vice, Saga
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Vice Admiral Nakamuta Kuranosuke (1837-1916). During the Boshin War the Saga samurai commanded the frigate Choyo, being the only Imperial ship sunk in the naval Battle of Hakodate. Later he headed the Naval Academy and eventually became Chief of Staff of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Then he sat on the Privy Council, being highly critical of the First Sino-Japanese War.
Captain Eto Kyōsuke (1881-1917). The Imperial Japanese Navy officer served in the Russo-Japanese War, being decorated for bravery, and fought against the Germans in China during World War I, commanding heavy artillery at the Siege of Tsingtao. In 1916 he became an attache in Britain. He was an observer on the HMS Vanguard and was killed when it exploded and sunk at Scapa Flow, just two crewmen surviving. Hms Vanguard, The Siege, Grandsons, World War I, Bravery, Sleepover, Officer
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Captain Eto Kyōsuke (1881-1917). The Imperial Japanese Navy officer served in the Russo-Japanese War, being decorated for bravery, and fought against the Germans in China during World War I, commanding heavy artillery at the Siege of Tsingtao. In 1916 he became an attache in Britain. He was an observer on the HMS Vanguard and was killed when it exploded and sunk at Scapa Flow, just two crewmen surviving.
A Japanese commemorative badge of the visit of the Great White Fleet in 1908. Said U.S. formation propaganda-heavily circumnavigated the world from 1907 to 1909. The Great White, Heavily, Propaganda, Badges, Medals, Fleet, Awards, Greats
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A Japanese commemorative badge of the visit of the Great White Fleet in 1908. Said U.S. formation propaganda-heavily circumnavigated the world from 1907 to 1909.
The Hachijo Royal Resort, a luxury hotel on the Japanese volcanic island Hachijō-jima. Built during a tourist boom in the 1960s, one of the biggest hotels in the country at that point, it was finally abandoned in 2006. The island has been settled for several thousand years and has been used as prison island for exiles and banishments until the Meiji Restoration. Today the island has some 7,5k inhabitants. Abandoned Buildings, Abandoned Hotels, Resorts, Tokyo, Paradise Island, Japan, Grand Hotel, Travel Abroad, Photos Du
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The Hachijo Royal Resort, a luxury hotel on the Japanese volcanic island Hachijō-jima. Built during a tourist boom in the 1960s, one of the biggest hotels in the country at that point, it was finally abandoned in 2006. The island has been settled for several thousand years and has been used as prison island for exiles and banishments until the Meiji Restoration. Today the island has some 7,5k inhabitants.
The Shiroyone Senmaida terraced rice fields at Wajima, Japan, lighted up. All Over The World, Around The Worlds, Rice Paddy, Solar Powered Led Lights, New Saints, Picture Editor, S Pic, Natural, Terrace
All Over The World
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The Shiroyone Senmaida terraced rice fields at Wajima, Japan, lighted up.
A Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tank, captured and crewed by Australians, 1945. This efficient Japanese World War II vehicle was produced in 1942 and 1943, with over 180 units built. They were used by the Special Naval Landing Forces, the marines that were subordinate to the Imperial Japanese Navy. It had two hollow steel pontoon sections which could be detached after landing. Armed with a 37mm cannon and two machine guns, and crewed by 5 men, they saw service in the Pacific. Military Armor, Military Guns, Military History, Leyte, Army Vehicles, Armored Vehicles, Steampunk Vehicle, Naval
Military Armor
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A Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tank, captured and crewed by Australians, 1945. This efficient Japanese World War II vehicle was produced in 1942 and 1943, with over 180 units built. They were used by the Special Naval Landing Forces, the marines that were subordinate to the Imperial Japanese Navy. It had two hollow steel pontoon sections which could be detached after landing. Armed with a 37mm cannon and two machine guns, and crewed by 5 men, they saw service in the Pacific.