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The official page of PacificHistoryGuide.com - dedicated to providing military members, veterans, and their families with historical insights into their duty stations, TAD locations, and ports of call throughout the Pacific. New blog post every Saturday!

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · Mar 29

Greetings everyone and welcome to the official launch of Pacific History Guide! This website has been my labor of love for the past several months and I am so excited to finally share it with the world. 1/10

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 3d

There are several monuments, memorials, and historical sites dedicated to Enomoto Takeaki around #Japan; including this fantastic statue in #Sumida-ku, #Tokyo. All of these sites and more are waiting for you over at PacificHistoryGuide.com!

Statue of Enomoto Takeaki in Kuritsuumewaka Park, Sumida-ku, Tokyo Japan

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 4d

This week’s #PacificHistoryGuide blog post is circling back to #Australia, and the many naval heritage sites throughout the country. If you’ve been, or plan on going, let us know!

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Naval Heritage Sites of Australia

Greetings PHG fans! Two weeks ago, we revealed the Australia section of the guide. Since then, I've gotten some great feedback on places and items of interest around the country, primarily from my fri...

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WarshipCam @warshipcam.bsky.social · 5d

Museum ship HMAS Onslow (SS 60/SSG 60) Oberon-class submarine in Sydney, Australia - October 3, 2025

SRC: RED- u/webdog77

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 6d

You’re absolutely right, my auto-correct

PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 7d

Friends of #PacificHistoryGuide and #Japan, would you rather see a blog post centered around Date Masumune 伊達政宗 or Saigo Takamura 西郷隆盛? There's so many great monuments, memorials and historic sites dedicated to these two men, and I'm having a hard time picking which to write about first.

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 9d

There’s a museum in Suo-Oshima, Yamaguchi Pref. dedicated to the immigration of Japanese people to Hawaii:

suooshima-hawaii-imin.com/en/about/

About the Museum | 日本ハワイ移民資料館

Director’s Message The Japan-Hawaii Immigrant Museum opened on February 8, 1999, with the aim of passing on the history of immigration from Suo Oshima to Hawaii to future generations. The depth of the...

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 10d

During the Hawaiian Revolution of 1893, Japan dispatched the cruiser Naniwa (later replaced by Takachiho) to protect the Hawaiian residents.
The captain of the ship was Tougou Heihachirou.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthr...

https://sekiei.nichibun.ac.jp/GAI/ja/scaleupimage/?gid=GH088011&book_group=000201681&hid=3960&p=11&thumbp=

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 10d

We are always looking to add some new locations to the guide! Please take a look and see if we missed anything 😊 www.pacifichistoryguide.com/queensland

Queensland | PacificHistoryGuide

Queensland is the second largest and most populous of Australia's states and territories. Home to Brisbane, Townsville, and Cairns.

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 10d

I've been kicking around the idea of including Midway and French Frigate Shoals into the Hawaii page. Eventually I'd like to make a page for the 'U.S. Minor Outlying Islands' which includes Midway, Wake, Johnston, etc. I'll include French Frigate Shoals there. But I am not decided yet.

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 10d

If you live or have live in #Hawaii on any of the islands, we want to hear from you! We're working on a section devoted to the Aloha State and looking for monuments, memorials, and out-of-the-way items of interest to add to the website. Let us know! #PacificHistoryGuide

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1945 News @80yearsago.bsky.social · 10d

[September 28th, 1945] Toshiyoshi Miyazawa, a Japanese scholar, outlined the main points for revising the constitution and its appended statutes to align with the Potsdam Declaration.

Toshiyoshi Miyazawa, "Main Points of Revisions of Constitution and Its Appended Statutes on the Basis of the Potsdam Declaration" (Speech at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), September 28, 1945 | Birth of the Constitution of Japan

Documents with Commentaries Part 1 Military Defeat and Efforts to Reform the Constitution

www.ndl.go.jp

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you!

PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 11d

This weekend marks six months since #PacificHistoryGuide went live! Today’s blog post is a short roundup to mark the occasion. Thanks for all the support!

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Pacific History Guide: Six Month Update

Friends, it's been six months since Pacific History Guide went live. From humble beginnings this website has really grown, helped in no small part to the 100+ people who visit every month and some key...

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 17d

Alright they're both added, thanks!

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 18d

Our conference is a month away! With many talks and seminars to choose from. Trevor Torkington will be regaling his audience with the story of K Class submarines and the Battle of May Island.

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 17d

I’m on it!

PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 18d

A very special thank you is in order for the @axe99.bsky.social, the absolute superstar that he is, for giving me a bunch of tips and suggestions for #PacificHistoryGuide. Thanks again Dave!
There's a small note at the bottom of the main Australia page : )

www.pacifichistoryguide.com/australia

Australia | PacificHistoryGuide

Australia is a country comprised of the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Ocean...

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 18d

Oi oi oi!

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 18d

G’day PHG fans, today I’m happy to announce we have unveiled our new location at #PacificHistoryGuide! Come on down to #Australia and let us know what you think.

Announcement in the blog:

www.pacifichistoryguide.com/post/watch-f...

Watch for emu crossings and don't fight the roos: PHG just added a new location!

G'day Pacific History Guide readers! Today on the blog I'm happy to announce that we've added a new location to the website: the wild weird and wonderful Australia. I'm very excited for this launch; i...

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 18d

It’s an incredibly sad story.

PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · 25d

Today’s #PacificHistoryGuide blog post is a recap of a short trip to some Second World War sites on #Guam. If you’re stationed on island or making a port call there, take some time to check out the historical sites!

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Looking back: Second World War history tour on Guam

Seems crazy but nearly a year ago now we did a little Second World War history tour around Guam as a family and with the kids' friends. Here's the recap: Our first stop was the Piti Guns Monument. It...

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · Sep 6

Yesterday we marked the anniversary of the first seaborne air strikes in history, during the opening stages of the #FirstWorldWar. Why did Japan bomb German-held territories in China for Britain? Check out the #PacificHistoryGuide Blog for the story!

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First Seaborne Airstrikes in History

This week we mark the anniversary of the very first seaborne airstrikes in history, which took place near Tsingtao, China, during the opening stages of the First World War. It has been claimed elsewhe...

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Anthony Boccia @avboccia.bsky.social · Sep 3

I don't want to write a piece that's lost in the noise. Suffice it to say that with the end of the #SecondWorldWar came also the death of the Japanese Empire, aged but 77 years. Its corpse remained for two years, but its spirit never left the weatherdeck of the Missouri, 80 years ago today.

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · Aug 30

Today’s blog post is short and sweet, shouting out the Micronesia Area Research Center (MARC) and the University of Guam!

#UOG #Guam #UniversityofGuam

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Shoutout Saturday: UOG MARC

Greetings all, today is a short post because I got a little behind this week on writing; I found out Thursday that I was selected for Lieutenant Commander, which I'm very excited about. It's a big ach...

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacificguide.bsky.social · Aug 25

Defining the narrative in Asia has been a struggle for over a century, and it’s unlikely to get easier anytime soon.

www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...

Taiwan and China battle it out in competing World War II narratives

Both sides are claiming credit for the victory over Japan.

www.japantimes.co.jp

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