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A naval academy built from bricks shipped in from England, its identical blocks a finished form of Meiji officialdom.
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The Imperial Japanese Naval College (海軍兵学校, Kaigun Heigakkō; Kyujitai: 海󠄀軍兵學校󠄁, abbreviated as 海兵 Kaihei) was a school established to train line officers for the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was originally located in Nagasaki, moved to Yokohama in 1866, and was relocated to Tsukiji, Tokyo, in 1869. It moved to Etajima, Hiroshima, in 1888. Students studied for three or four years, and upon graduation were ordered (warranted) as Midshipmen, commissioned to the rank of Ensign/Acting Sub-Lieutenant after a period of active duty and an overseas cruise. In 1943, a separate school for naval aviation was opened in Iwakuni, and in 1944, another naval aviation school was established in Maizuru. The academy was closed in 1945, when the Imperial Japanese Navy was abolished. The Naval Academy Etajima opened in 1956 and the site now serves as the location for Officer Candidate School of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
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Founded / opened：1893 Highlights / collection：Red-brick students' hall, Bricks brought from Britain Genre：Architecture
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