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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 2h

A little twilight in the water

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 6h

I look forward to seeing you back in good health.

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 17h

What are elementary school students like these days?

hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 17h

youtu.be/LbGmYErLMGw?...

平佐西小学校吹奏楽部「スモーク・オン・ザ・ウォーター」(Smoke on the Water)

YouTube video by たにかず

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 17h

youtu.be/LbGmYErLMGw?...

平佐西小学校吹奏楽部「スモーク・オン・ザ・ウォーター」(Smoke on the Water)

YouTube video by たにかず

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 17h

youtu.be/XFD8W-psIWA?...
But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground

「スモーク・オン・ザ・ウォーター/SMOKE ON THE WATER」JAZZ SAX ENSEMBLE HIBI★Chazz-K(2019映像)

YouTube video by HAPPYSWIND5555

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 18h

Sorry for the trouble.

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 19h

I couldn't read the caption, but if this photograph is featured in that LIFE magazine, then the Japanese explanation is incorrect.

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 1d

The Tango no Kuni Fudoki contains a fragmentary account of the tale of Urashima Tarō. However, this version differs greatly from the one familiar to most Japanese people.

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 1d

Dusk in the side mirror

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 1d

Fragments of the Sky

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 1d

umenoyaissei.com/nihonkinseim...

This essay, "Battlefield Strategies in Early Modern Japan," is in Japanese, but I think it's worth translating and reading (my personal opinion).
The section on "tactics from the late Heian period to the Kamakura period" refers to the period highlighted by Friday.

Portrait of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159-1189)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoshitsune

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 1d

There is a saying in Japan: “To ask is a moment's shame; not to ask is a lifetime's shame”.

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 1d

umenoyaissei.com/nihonkinseim...

This essay, "Battlefield Strategies in Early Modern Japan," is in Japanese, but I think it's worth translating and reading (my personal opinion).
The section on "tactics from the late Heian period to the Kamakura period" refers to the period highlighted by Friday.

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 2d

The Imperial Japanese Navy's final requirement for the Kongo replacement is believed to be a medium-speed battleship with eight or more 41cm guns and a speed of around 26 knots.

Former IJN battleship replacement of "Kongo", Fujimoto plan, general arrangement.

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E5%89%9B%E4%BB%A3%E8%89%A6#%E8%97%A4%E6%9C%AC%E6%A1%88

Original https://iiif.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/repo/s/hiraga/item?search=22320401

Standard Displacement: 35,000 long tons
Trial Displacement: 39,200 French tons
Waterline Length: 232 m
Maximum Beam: 32.2 m
Propulsion: 4-screw
Main Engine: Steam Turbine
Power Output: 73,000 shp
Speed: 25.9 knots
Artillery Armament: 9 41 cm 50-caliber triple turrets in 3 groups
12 15.2 cm twin turrets in 6 groups
8 12 cm twin anti-aircraft guns in 4 groups (estimated)
Torpedo Armament: None
Aviation Armament: 2 aircraft (1 launcher)
Other Armament: 8 searchlights
Armor: Unknown

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 2d

This was apparently because the Japanese Navy predicted that the US Navy would not be building battlecruisers (or fast battleships) for the time being, and so decided to prioritize artillery for the capital ships it built.

Replacement of Kongo Hiraga plan general arrangement.png
Original https://iiif.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/repo/s/hiraga/item?search=20470301

Designed displacement: 40,148 tons (unclear whether tons are French tons or British tons)
Standard displacement: 35,000 British tons
Trial displacement: 39,200 French tons (or 39,250 tons)
Full load displacement: 44,000 French tons
Length overall: 768 ft (234.086 m)
Waterline length: 760 ft (231.648 m)
Maximum beam: 110 ft (33.528 m)
Draft: 30 ft 6 in (9.296 m)
Propulsion: 3-spool

Boilers: Four 12,500 hp boilers, four 7,500 hp boilers
Main Engine: Steam turbine
Auxiliary Engines: Four 500 kW turbine-generators, two 250 kW diesel generators, five hydraulic pumps
Power Output: 80,000 hp
Speed: 26.3 knots
Fuel: Heavy oil storage capacity: 5,800 long tons
Artillery Armament
10 50-caliber 41.1 cm (16-inch) guns (6 in two triple turrets, 4 in two twin turrets, elevation angle: 40 degrees)
16 6-inch (15.2 cm) guns (8 in four twin turrets, 8 single turrets, elevation angle: 75 degrees)
8 4.7-inch (high-angle) guns (4 twin turrets, elevation angle: 75 degrees)
Torpedo Armament: 24-inch torpedo tubes (or 21-inch submersible tubes) 2 guns
Aviation Armament: 2 aircraft (1 catapult)
Other Armament: 8 searchlights
Armor
Mid-deck Protection: 8.4 inches horizontal, 11.75 inches at 20-degree incline
Waterline Armor: 15 inches at waterline, 13.8 inches at lower end (20-degree incline)
Submerged General Side Armor: 13.2-7.2 inches (10-degree incline)
Side Torpedo Protection: 4.0 inches upper, 3.5 inches lower (10-degree incline)
Ammunition Bottom Plate Protection: 3 inches at 25-degree incline, 3 inches horizontal for forward magazine Aft magazine horizontal section 2.5 inches
Fore and aft main transverse bulkhead protection: 15 inches (10 degree inclination)
Walls and floor: 1.5 inches
Conning Tower: 19 inches
Ventilation: 14 inches

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 2d

The Imperial Japanese Navy's final requirement for the Kongo replacement is believed to be a medium-speed battleship with eight or more 41cm guns and a speed of around 26 knots.

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 2d

Olen huolissani terveydestäsi, mutta toivon, että ainakin näet kauniit syksyn lehdet.

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 2d

Olin kerran sairaalassa keuhkosyövän vuoksi, mutta sieltä näin kauniin meren ja purjelaivat Nippon Maru ja Kaiwo Maru olivat juuri saapumassa satamaan. Ruoan lisäksi minusta tuntui kuin olisin yöpynyt ensiluokkaisessa hotellissa.

https://hush.web.fc2.com/name/n/Ni/nihon.html#anchor35605

https://hush.web.fc2.com/name/k/Ka/Kaio.html#anchor35605

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 2d

In South America, it is common for people to have two first names and two surnames (paternal and maternal surnames), as in the case of Juan Manuel Fangio Déramo and Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza, but in this case, could it be that he has been given too many?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Manuel_Fangio

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_P%C3%A9rez

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 2d

Tall grass is Susuki (苒).
It is displayed when viewing the harvest moon in the middle of autumn.
Hanafuda cards also feature a picture of Susuki with the moon drawn on it.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscant...

https://www.tengudo.jp/blog/whole/1363.html

https://www.vmg.co.jp/restaurants/magazine/tsukimi/

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 2d

Tall grass is Susuki (苒).
It is displayed when viewing the harvest moon in the middle of autumn.
Hanafuda cards also feature a picture of Susuki with the moon drawn on it.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscant...

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 2d

This singer claims to be singing backup vocals at his wife's concert, but ends up starring in it instead.

youtu.be/WpQCCB0Lpik?...

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 2d

youtu.be/OCh7Hl92Mk4

And here's another song.
How about this as a wake-up song?

Spanish Harlem (cover)【A One-Man-Acappella Recording】

YouTube video by MATTS'n Sound Garage

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 2d

Good night to everyone on the other side of the world.
youtu.be/ixLoHXkv6Ac

...If you undo a repost, the post itself disappears.

Close Your Eyes 【A One-Man-Acapella Recording】#山下達郎カバー　#ひとりアカペラ多重録音

YouTube video by MATTS'n Sound Garage

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