11 Oct 1902

Japan
19 Dec 1932

Japan Photo(s) dated 19 Dec 1932
Yun Bong-gil being prepared for execution, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, 19 Dec 1932, photo 1 of 2Yun Bong-gil being prepared for execution, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, 19 Dec 1932, photo 2 of 2
10 May 1937

Photo(s) dated 10 May 1937
Kirishima in Tsukumo Bay, Japan, 10 May 1937, after her 1935 modernization
27 Apr 1939

Photo(s) dated 27 Apr 1939
Kirishima and Akagi in Tsukumo Bay, Japan, 27 Apr 1939
2 Jun 1945

Japan
4 Jun 1945

Japan
  • I-401 arrived at Nanao Bay, Japan ww2dbase [I-401 | Nanao, Ishikawa | CPC]
  • Japanese submarine I-14 received her full complement of Seiran aircraft while at Nanao, Japan. ww2dbase [I-14 | Nanao, Ishikawa | CPC]
6 Jun 1945

Japan
  • Japanese Submarine Squadron 1 began joint submarine-seaplane exercises in Nanao Bay, Japan. ww2dbase [Nanao, Ishikawa | CPC]
13 Jun 1945

Japan
  • The Seiran aircraft flown by Lieutenant Masuo Egami and Warranty Officer Hisayoshi Kimoto crashed in a mountain on the coast of Nanao Bay, Japan. ww2dbase [M6A Seiran | Nanao, Ishikawa | CPC]
20 Jun 1945

Japan
27 Oct 1947

Photo(s) dated 27 Oct 1947
Emperor Showa gazing at the Cryptomeria tree

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