Kasagi (笠置) was the lead ship in the Kasagi-class protected cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. The vessel was the sister ship to the Chitose. She was named after Mount Kasagi, a holy mountain outside Kyoto.
Japanese cruiser Kasagi at Kobe in 1898
Kasagi without guns, before sailing to the UK
The Kasagi-class cruiser was a class of two protected cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy built in the United States at the end of the 19th century.
Kasagi at Kobe, 1898