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Mikasa Ackerman #mikasa #ackerman #dontflop #anime #edit #aot #aotedit #attackontitan #big3anime

Under the circumstances you’re never going to see the #mikasa’s engineering spaces or inside the turrets, those are just GONE. And, ah, questionable modern exhibits aside, the historical preservation of what could be preserved IS very good.

All in all the preservation of the #mikasa is as good as can be expected and she’s a very handsome ship with good lines. I just wish I’d had better weather than the last time I visited her in 2017. Would blue skies IN SPRING have been too much to ask for #yokosuka? For just one day?

The model collection is superb. Just remember that these aren’t (officially) aircraft carriers (the collection extends to more modern ships of the JMSDF) #mikasa

Yeah, the sections of the #mikasa exhibits dealing with more recent history are, umm…

Models from L to R of the #mikasa, #victory and #constitution. Toot is the #alttext again

Portraits of (from L to R) Heihachiro Togo (duh), Horatio Nelson (duh), John Paul Jones (somewhat less obvious, but OK). no #alttext, this #mikasa toot IS the alt text

It’s not as well restored but the aft superstructure of the #mikasa pretty much duplicates the forward superstructure, including a second armoured conning room. I presume it had a rangefinder as well but that hasn’t been replicated in the conservation efforts yet.

Chortle. I can’t see the stage from the #mikasa’s bow but I think that there’s a small idol concert in the nearby park…. I

View from Mikasa’s bow showing a small crowd in the park.

For all that they’re breech-loading shell guns, it’s really not hard to imagine a Nelsonian crew tending to the 3” battery on #mikasa

Ummm… #mikasa

English text of a display in the Mikasa describing the Russo-Japanese War as a “ defensive war

Damnit. Where’s the brilliant weather we had yesterday. #Mikasa

Photo of the pre-dreadnought Mikasa with a cloudy sky

On my way to #yokohama /#yokosuka to see the #Mikasa

Just gonna say: the Yamanote line, even partially cancelled for track repairs is just NUTS. Standing room only at 7:40AM on SUNDAY!

That’s NOT a criticism of any of the three BTW - #Odawara castle, #warrior, and #mikasa are all brilliant in their own ways (and yes I’ll be visiting Mikasa again later) 3/n

Ok, given the tendency of Japanese castles to burn down frequently, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that the current iteration of #odawara castle is a 1960 restoration. So pretty much like #warrior and #mikasa in terms of “original” content. 2/n