Naniwa (浪速) was the lead ship of her class of two protected cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the 1880s. As Japan lacked the industrial...
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The two Naniwa-class cruisers (浪速型防護巡洋艦, Naniwa-gata bōgojun'yōkan) were protected cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1880s...
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Tōgō Heihachirō (section Sino-French War (1884–1885))
the command of the cruiser Naniwa. In 1894, at the beginning of the First Sino-Japanese War, Tōgō, as a captain of Naniwa, sank the transport ship, Kowshing...
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Japanese cruiser Takachiho (category Naniwa-class cruisers)
Takachiho (高千穂) was the second and last Naniwa-class protected cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the 1880s. As Japan lacked the industrial...
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resolved to channel his disgrace from the failed coup into a career as a naniwa-bushi (Rōkyoku) balladeer. He performed under the stage name Tochuken Ushiemon...
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on signage within the stations, because the kanji "難波" can be also read "Naniwa". However, the names of both stations officially employs kanji, printed...
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The list of ship commissionings in 1885 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1885. Watts, p. 226 Watts, A. J. (1979). "Japan". In...
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This is a list of cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy built between 1885 and 1945. Note that the four Tsukuba and Ibuki class armoured cruisers were...
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14th daughter, Jin Bihui, whom he had allowed to be adopted by Kawashima Naniwa (Jin Bihui changed her name to Yoshiko Kawashima to reflect this). However...
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Hiei. In 1885, he was placed in charge of the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal. The same year, he travelled to the United Kingdom, and brought the Naniwa back to...
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