Crown Prince Hirohito arriving at Otomari, Karafuto, Japan (now Korsakov, Russia), 9 Aug 1925Nagato at Otomari, Karafuto, Japan (now Korsakov, Russia), 10 Aug 1925; she was hosting Crown Prince Hirohito for an inspection of the northern port townA Japanese soldier guarding the Russo-Japanese border on Sakhalin Island at the 50th parallel, Karafuto Prefecture, Japan, circa mid 1940s
Crown Prince Hirohito arriving at Otomari, Karafuto, Japan (now Korsakov, Russia), 9 Aug 1925Nagato at Otomari, Karafuto, Japan (now Korsakov, Russia), 10 Aug 1925; she was hosting Crown Prince Hirohito for an inspection of the northern port townA Japanese soldier guarding the Russo-Japanese border on Sakhalin Island at the 50th parallel, Karafuto Prefecture, Japan, circa mid 1940s


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