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Historical sites of Japan


Historic Maizuru - Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Greetings all, I'm back with another blog post on historic Japan, another step in my mission to connect you with history, where you are....
Tony Boccia
2 days ago2 min read
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The Sinking of the Tsushima Maru
Greetings all! Last week I took part in a discussion regarding ethical decision-making in my squadron's wardroom. My submission to the...
Tony Boccia
Apr 262 min read
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Historic Yokosuka
Historic Museum Ship Mikasa and Statue of Togo Heihachiro - Yokosuka, Japan Yokosuka 横須賀市is my favorite navy town. The city itself...
Tony Boccia
Apr 192 min read
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Book Recommendation: "Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War Two" by John Dower
Greetings all, back today with another book recommendation. On this day April 28th in 1952, the Allied Occupation of Japan ended. It’s...
Tony Boccia
Apr 131 min read
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On this day: IJN Yamato sunk
On this day April 7th in 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy super battleship Yamato was sunk by U.S. Navy aircraft of Task Force 58 while...
Tony Boccia
Apr 74 min read
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On This Day: Operation Ten-Go departs Tokuyama for Okinawa
On this day April 6th 1945, the ships of Operation Ten-Go departed Tokuyama. The mission assigned to the super battleship Yamato, light...
Tony Boccia
Apr 71 min read
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80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa
I sent the below text in email format to the Sailors of VRM-50, marking the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Okinawa. I...
Tony Boccia
Apr 25 min read
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Book Recommendation: "War and National Reinvention: Japan in the Great War, 1914–1919"
Greetings, I have another book recommendation for you all. I firmly believe that any study of the Second World War, modern warfare,...
Tony Boccia
Mar 312 min read
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A brief history of Japan to accompany the Guide
Most of the locations on the website have a brief history on their page; however there's so much detail for Japan that it didn't quite...
Tony Boccia
Mar 283 min read
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Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Ise history
This is a fascinating article on the history of the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship (later hybrid carrier-battleship) Ise courtesy of...
Tony Boccia
Mar 151 min read
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Book Review: Japan's Longest Day: A Graphic Novel About the End of WWII: Intrigue, Treason and Emperor Hirohito's Fateful Decision to Surrender - Manga edition created by Yukinobu Hoshino
I've recently finished this manga, one of the better I've read, that follows the events of the last days of the Second World War,...
Tony Boccia
Mar 142 min read
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On this day: Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami - March 11, 2011
On this day in 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean roughly 80 miles east of Miyagi, Japan. The earthquake,...
Tony Boccia
Mar 121 min read
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IJN Yanagi Breakwater - Kitakyushu, Japan
Some ships live forever. Here is a breakwater in Kitakyushu, Japan that was partially made by the wreck of IJN Yanagi. Apparently part...
Tony Boccia
Mar 21 min read
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Suo-Oshima Island - Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
About an hour drive south from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture is Suo-Oshima Island. There are several places...
Tony Boccia
Feb 192 min read
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Mikasa Historic Memorial Warship - Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Mikasa Historic Memorial Ship and statue of Admiral Togo Heihachiro at Mikasa Park Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. Back in November 2024, I...
Tony Boccia
Feb 172 min read
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Imperial Japanese Historical sites of Tokyo - Enomoto Takeaki statue in Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Enomoto Takeaki 榎本 武揚 is one of the founding fathers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and a pivotal figure in the history of Japan.
Tony Boccia
Feb 173 min read
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