The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender in World War II. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force was formed be
The Battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185
The warship of Yamada Nagamasa (1590–1630), a merchant and soldier who traveled to Ayutthaya (Thailand)
No. 6 Odaiba battery, one of the original Edo-era battery islands. These batteries are defensive structures built to withstand naval intrusions.
Replica of the Japanese-built 1613 galleon San Juan Bautista, in Ishinomaki
Tōgō Heihachirō, served as a gensui or admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and became one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. As Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during the Russo-
Monument recording site of birthplace in Kagoshima
Officers of the Japanese warship Kasuga in August 1869. Third-class officer Tōgō is dressed in white, top right.
Tōgō during his studies in Europe, in 1877