On the campus of the First Service School and the Officer Candidate School, there are various historical buildings and facilities. Now we will describe the buildings you can see on the campus. For detailed information on visiting, please refer to the page: Information for visitors.

Ceremonial Hall
This hall was built in 1917, and was designed as a place of ceremony and moral education. Tons of granite were used for its exterior and it can accommodate around 2000 people due to its large scale stairwell construction. This hall is currently used for graduations and entrance ceremonies of the students.

Students’ Hall 　“Red Brick Building”
Designed by a British architect who designed a similar building in Tsukiji in Tokyo, this hall was completed in 1893 and was used for class rooms and living quarters of the students. Originally, its roof was covered with Japanese tiles but they were changed for a slate-roof after the Aki-earthquake in 1905. Today, the students’ hall belongs to the Officer Candidate School and is still used for almost the same purpose as it was a hundred years ago.

Naval History Museum
This Greek style museum was built in 1936 and was paid for by the donations of alumni and various companies. In order to contribute to moral-discipline and study, about 40.000 of historical objects were preserved from before WW�U.

At the end of the war, many of those objects, except some high-value items which were donated to major shrines in this region, were burned by museum personnel in order to avoid confiscation by the occupying forces.             
Today, about 16.000 items which were returned from the occupying forces, are preserved and about 1.000 of them are displayed. More than 70.000 people visit this museum annually.

A projectile used in Japan-China War in 1894

Special midget submarine used in Pearl Harbor during WW�U
A projectile used in a main gun of the battleship “Yamato” during WW�U

Students’ Hall west wing
This building was originally built in 1938 and was used as an extra hall for midshipmen.  The building was totally redesigned and is currently used as the main students’ hall of the First Service School.

Gun turret and a projectile of a “Mutsu” class battleship
The Gun turret was a part of the main gunnery system of a “Mutsu” class battleship and was transferred to Imperial Naval Academy for use as a study aide in 1935.

Front Pier
This pier faces Etauchi inlet is called the Front Pier. The pier was and is more considered the main entrance of the school rather than a gate on land. Graduates of the Imperial Naval Academy were sent off by school staff and a military band at this pier and transferred to a training fleet anchored in Etauchi inlet. Today, the students of the Officer Candidate School follow the same procedure at graduation.

 

Officer's Club
The officer's club, the oldest building on a campus, was built in 1888. Through the years, the club has been used flexibly as a meeting hall, library and even as  accommodations for chaplains. The club is currently used as a banquet hall.

 

The residence of Prince Takamatu
Prince Takamatsu was a midshipman of the Imperial Naval Academy for five years. This building was specially designed as a residence for the Prince and was completed in 1920.

 

Science study hall
This hall was built in 1904, and was used to teach physics and chemistry to the Midshipmen. Currently, this building is not used.

 

School office building
This white office building was completed in 1941 for school management. Currently, it is used as the office of the First Service School.