72 years ago today, while anchored in Iwakuni Bay, Yamaguchi Prefecture, battleship Nagato sent out the coded message "Climb Mount Niitaka 1208". Nagato was Admiral Yamamoto's flagship.

Kirisawa Daily No. 93 December 2 Kirisawa Juuzou @paulowniamarsh

CB1000SF is a little dated model but I'm still obsessed with it. I could barely ride the training agency's 400SF so the CB1000SF is completely over-sized for me. But if I had a figure like Nagato's then I would definitely ride this bike.

7 more to go!

Suou-Ooshima of Yamaguchi Prefecture is a popular destination for recreational fishermen and bikers. Many people from Hiroshima also visit there. Yesterday we ate a fish that my father (a biker and an angler) caught there.

Nagato-san who's passing through Suou-Ooshima on National Route 437 and stopped around Zushihama to gaze at Hashirajima fleet anchorage. (Drawn in 55 minutes.)

After the Carrier Kidou butai received that message in the Pacific, they went on to attack Pearl Harbor, starting the war. At that time, if diplomatic negotiations succeeded and the operation is aborted, the message "Sunny at Mount Tsukuba" would be sent instead.

Battleship Mutsu was moored at this Hashirajima fleet anchorage when her magazine exploded and sank. Now it's just a peaceful sea with calm waves that many ships pass through.