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| There were quite a few military academies across Japan, and I think there were a lot of varieties, too. Generally, on military cups the Academy Double Star is prevalent, obviously related to the Army star. (ARMY). The Naval Academy used the same Double Star. When you find a Naval Academy cup (which are quite rare), you'll also see other naval symbols, like an anchor or ship. Click here for other academies. |
| Here are three examples of the characters to look for: GAKKO (school). These are on most Academy cups. As you can tell by the photos, oftentimes these are hand-written and difficult to decipher. |
| Two cups with large Academy stars. |
| Toyama Academy. |
| Signal Unit, Engineer Academy. |
| Academy flag. Note that the star is a regular 5-point Army star. This cup is labeled TOYOHASHI ACADEMY, so the flag could be from that school. |
| Superb tank sake cup try with Academy Double Star at the top. Labeled 'Army Academy Tank Regiment.' |
| Double Star Academy flag. |
| SOTSU-GYOU Graduation. Also found on Academy cups. |
| SHI-HAN (read right to left): Instructor. Sometimes found on Teacher Academy cups. |
| SHI-KAN (read right to left): Officer SHIKAN GAKKO is Military Academy |
| Two cups labeled TOYOHASHI ACADEMY |
| Photograph of the main gate of TOYOHASHI ACADEMY, from a soldier's album circa 1937 |
| Inscribed 'Martial Law Commemorative, Army Military Academy' and on the reverse 'Taisho 12 [1923] September.' Martial law was declared in this year after the Great Tokyo Earthquake. The Japanese kanji for 'martial law' is KAIGEN-REI. This is the first time I've seen this phrase. |
| Two rare watch fobs (badges) from Toyama Military Academy. The one to the left is a graduation commemorative dated Showa 9 [1934]; the other commemorates a special training exercise and is dated Showa 12 [1937]. |
