nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: Additionally, in 1990 it was discovered by the head priest that the white space under the center of the screen that formed a reverse triangle (corresponds to the black space in the preliminary sketch shown on the right) was a kakushie (a painting that needs to look for) of Mt. Fuji.
Japanese: なお、平成2年（1990年）には、画面中央下にあって逆さまの三角形を形作る白い空間（右に示した下絵では黒い空間）が富士山の隠し絵であることが、当時の住職によって発見されている。
English: Moreover, it is assumed that it was pulled up to the ceiling after being drawn completely on the floor.
Japanese: また、製作手段については、下で描いて完成させたものを天井に吊り上げたと推定されている。
English: It is a soroimono of Shunga (erotic arts) in colored hanshibon (literally, "half book"), and its picture of 'The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife' (refer to the picture at right, in which The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife is included) is famous.
Japanese: 春画の揃物（色摺半紙本）で、その中の1図「蛸と海女」（右の画像参照。蛸と海女もあり）が有名である。
English: Around 1808 - 1813, a work around the age of 50 when he began to use the go of Hokusai (the signature and seal were Hokusai KATSUSHIKA).
Japanese: 文化5-10年（1808年-1813年）頃、北斎の号を使い始めた（落款は葛飾北斎筆）50歳前後の時期の作品。
English: Picture 3: "Amida Falls in the Depth of the Kiso Road," a picture of ukiyoe landscapes soroimono, "Waterfalls in Various Provinces."
Japanese: 画像-3：『諸國瀧廻リ木曽路ノ奥阿彌陀ヶ瀧』（諸国滝廻り木曽路の奥阿弥陀ケ滝）　名所絵揃物『諸国滝廻り』中の1図。
English: A geometric composition of the space upstream, like a circular mirror, and the stream of the fall conveys solemnity and mystery.
Japanese: 丸鏡のようにも見える上流の空間と滝の流れが織りなす幾何学的構図が荘厳と不可思議を演出している。
English: Picture 4: "Oiwa-san of Hyakumonogatari", a painting of Oiwa-san, who is a character of Yotsuya Kaidan, among the five pictures of "Hyakumonogatari."
Japanese: 画像-4：『百物語お岩さん』　『百物語』全5図のうち、四谷怪談のお岩さん。
English: Picture 5: "Sarayashiki of Hyakumonogatari."
Japanese: 画像-5：『百物語さらやし記』（ひゃくものがたりさらやしき）　『百物語』のうち、皿屋敷。
English: Through Hokusai's originality, the neck of the yurei (ghost) of Okiku, who appears from a well, is drawn as dishes entangled in her hair.
Japanese: 北斎の独創性により、井戸から現れたお菊の幽霊は、その首が長い黒髪の絡まりで連なった皿になっている。
English: Picture 6: "A self-portrait at the age of 83," a self-portrait when Hokusai was 82 years old (83 in the age by the traditional Japanese system) in 1842.
Japanese: 画像-6：『八十三歳自画像』　天保10年（1842年）、北斎82歳（数え年83歳）のときの自画像。
English: It was drawn on a letter in which he answered questions about his works that were drawn when he was 41 or 42 years of age, and the signature and seal were Hachijusansai Hachiemon (八十三歳八右衛門).
Japanese: 描かれたのは41、2歳の頃の作品についての質問に対する返信状であり、落款は八十三歳八右衛門。
English: Picture 8: "Hoo-zu" Obuse in Shinshu, Higashimachi Matsuri yatai tenjoe (a colored original drawing on paulownia board).
Japanese: 画像-8：『鳳凰図』　信州小布施、東町祭屋台天井絵（桐板着色肉筆画）。
English: Picture 10: 'Kakurezato' of "Hokusai Manga," a painting on the traditional Japanese legend "Hidden Villages of Mice."
Japanese: 画像-10：『北斎漫画』のうち「家久連里」（かくれざと）　日本古来の伝承「鼠の隠れ里」を描いた1図。
English: There is a colored picture by the second Kuniteru UTAGAWA in 'Mice in the Story of Mice.'
Japanese: 「ネズミ物語に出てくるネズミ」に、二代目歌川国輝の手による着色版の画像あり。
English: Picture 13: "Nikuhitsu gajo: Salmon and Mice," a painting on the album "Nikuhitsu gajo," a masterpiece from Hokusai's later years, consisting of ten paintings.
Japanese: 画像-13：『肉筆画帖サケとネズミ』　北斎晩年の傑作『肉筆画帖』全10図一帖中の1図。
English: It is said that Philipp Franz von Siebold, a doctor of the Dutch trading house, brought it to his country.
Japanese: オランダ商館医であったフィリップ・フランツ・フォン・シーボルトが国へ持ち帰ったと伝えられる1枚。
English: Heihachiro TOGO (January 27, 1847 - May 30, 1934) was a samurai, a feudal retainer of the Satsuma Domain, and a member of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Japanese: 東郷平八郎（とうごうへいはちろう、弘化4年12月22日(旧暦)（1847年1月27日）-昭和9年（1934年）5月30日は、日本の武士・薩摩藩士、大日本帝国海軍軍人である。
English: His various military class ranks and honors included Fleet Admiral, junior first rank, Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Order of the Golden Kite, and marquis.
Japanese: 軍隊における階級位階勲等爵位は元帥_(日本)海軍大将・従一位・菊花章・金鵄勲章・侯爵。
English: As a naval commanding officer in the Meiji period, he contributed greatly to victories in the Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War, boosting Japan's international standing to make it one of 'the five most powerful countries.'
Japanese: 明治時代の日本海軍の司令官として日清戦争及び日露戦争の勝利に大きく貢献し、日本の国際的地位を「五大国」の一員とするまでに引き上げた。
English: He comanded the Combined Fleet in the Russo-Japanese War and became widely known around the world as 'Admiral Togo', being praised for his military potential after winning a lopsided victory over the Russian Navy in the Battle of Tsushima.
Japanese: 日露戦争においては、連合艦隊を率いて日本海海戦で当時屈指の戦力を誇ったロシア海軍を一方的に破って世界の注目を集め、アドミラル・トーゴー（AdmiralTogo、東郷提督）としてその名を広く知られることとなった。
English: In Britain, which was in alliance with Japan, journalists coined the name "Nelson of the East" after national hero Vice Admiral Horatio Lord NELSON.
Japanese: 当時、日本の日英同盟国であったイギリスのジャーナリストらは東郷を「東洋のホレーショ・ネルソン」と、同国の国民的英雄に比して称えている。
English: With the saying "Nogi of the land, Togo of the sea" he was classed with General Maresuku NOGI as the world-famous admiral who led Japan to victory by the daring Crossing the T tactic, and was much revered by the people as a hero of the Russo-Japanese War.
Japanese: 日本では、大胆な敵前回頭戦法（丁字戦法）により日本を勝利に導いた世界的な名提督として、『陸の乃木　海の東郷』と乃木希典陸軍大将と並び称され、日露戦争の英雄として国民の尊敬を集めた。
English: TOGO was born in Nihonmatsu Umaba in Kajiyacho near Kagoshima Castle in Satsuma Province (Shimokajiyacho Katagiri), as the forth son of Satsuma feudal retainer Sanetomo TOGO and Mashuko (益子), the third daughter of Yomizaemon HORI (堀与三左衛門).
Japanese: 薩摩国鹿児島城下の加冶屋町二本松馬場（下加治屋町方限）に、薩摩藩士・東郷実友と堀与三左衛門の三女・益子の四男として生まれる。
English: As a feudal retainer of Satsuma, he served in the Anglo-Satsuma War (the Bombardment of Kagoshima), and in the Boshin War served in Niigata and Hakodate, and fighting in the Naval Battle of Awa, Battle of Hakodate and the Battle of Miyakowan bay.
Japanese: 薩摩藩士として薩英戦争に従軍し、戊辰戦争では新潟・函館に転戦して阿波沖海戦や箱館戦争、宮古湾海戦で戦う。
English: From 1871 to 1878, during the Meiji period when imperial rule was restored, Togo studied in Portsmouth, England as a naval officer on a government scholarship.
Japanese: 大政奉還、明治の世の中になると海軍士官として明治4年（1871年）から同11年（1878年）まで、イギリスのポーツマス(イングランド)に官費留学する。
English: Before studying on government scholarship in England, he at first pleaded to Toshimichi OKUBO to allow him to study abroad, but Okubo denied him accusing him of being too much of a "chatterbox."
Japanese: イギリスに官費留学する際、最初は大久保利通に「留学をさせてください」と頼み込んだが、大久保は「平八郎はおしゃべりだから駄目だ」と言い断った。
English: Then, after begging Takamori SAIGO, Saigo agreed saying "leave it to me," and soon after it was decided that Togo would study in England.
Japanese: 次いで西郷隆盛に頼み込んだところ、「任せなさい」と快諾、ほどなく東郷のイギリス留学が決定した。
English: This demonstrates the accuracy of Saigo's ability to read people as he deemed that Togo's talents were better suited to the military.
Japanese: 東郷の才能を軍人にあると見込んだ西郷の人物眼の確かさをも物語るものであろう。
English: At first he hoped to study at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, but it was not permitted by Britain, and he ended up studying on the HMS Worcester, a marine merchant school.
Japanese: 当初ダートマスの海軍兵学校(イギリス)への留学を希望したがイギリス側の事情で許されず、商船学校のウースター協会で学ぶことになる。
English: He faced many troubles during his study abroad, including being called "to go China" (a play of words on his name), and his outgoing personality turned completely silent.
Japanese: 留学先では「Togo、China（「支那に行け」の意）」とからかわれるなど苦労が多く、おしゃべりだった性格はすっかり無口になってしまったと言われている。
English: However, when he informed them he participated in the Naval Battle of Miyako Bay he was immediately treated as a hero.
Japanese: しかし宮古湾海戦に参戦していたことを告げると、一躍英雄として扱われることとなった。
English: As he studied international law during his time abroad, when he was captain of the Japanese cruiser Naniwa in the First Sino-Japanese War, he correctly judged the sinking of the British merchant ship Kowshing, which did not respond after being warned to stop, as not a violation of international law.
Japanese: この留学の間に国際法を学んだことによって、日清戦争時に防護巡洋艦浪速(防護巡洋艦)の艦長として、停船の警告に応じないイギリスの商船「高陞号」を撃沈する（高陞号撃沈事件）にあたって、このことは国際法に違反しない行為であると正しく判断できたのだとされている。
English: Furthermore, his calm sense of judgement from this incident was later a factor in his selection as Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet.
Japanese: さらに、このときの沈着な判断力が、のちに連合艦隊司令長官に人選される要素となった。
English: En route back to Japan, Togo, who learnt of Takamori SAIGO's Satsuma Rebellion and subsequent suicide, said "had I been in Japan I would have rushed to join Saigo," and he grieved over the man's death.
Japanese: 帰国途上、西郷隆盛が西南戦争を起こして自害したと現地で知った東郷は、「もし私が日本に残っていたら西郷さんの下に馳せ参じていただろう」と言って、西郷の死を悼んだという。
English: Togo's elder brother Sokuro OGURA actually served in the Satsuma Rebellion as commanding officer of the third battalion ninth platoon, and committed suicide after the Battle of Shiroyama.
Japanese: 実際、東郷の実兄である小倉壮九郎は、薩軍三番大隊九番小隊長として西南戦争に従軍し、城山攻防戦の際に自決している。
English: Togo served as captain of the 'Naniwa (protected cruiser)' from the beginning of hostilities in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, and had an active role in the Battle of Pungdo (the sinking of the British Kowshing incident), the Battle of Yalu (Sino-Japanese War), and the Battle of Weihaiwei.
Japanese: 明治27年（1894年）の日清戦争では緒戦より「浪速(防護巡洋艦)」艦長を務め、豊島沖海戦（イギリス船籍の高陞号撃沈事件）、黄海海戦(日清戦争)、威海衛海戦で活躍する。
English: At the end of the Battle of Weihaiwei he was promoted to rear admiral, and also became commanding officer of the Standing Fleet, but wartime organisation meant that he participated in the capture of Penghu as commander of the first attack column of the Combined Fleet.
Japanese: 威海衛海戦後に少将に進級し同時に常備艦隊司令官となるが、戦時編成のため実際には連合艦隊第一遊撃隊司令官として澎湖島攻略戦に参加。
English: After the Sino-Japanese War he temporarily lay low with sickness, but in 1899 became commander of the Sasebo Naval College, and in 1901 was assigned the first commander of the newly established Maizuru Naval Base.
Japanese: 日清戦争後一時病床に伏すも、明治32年に佐世保鎮守府司令長官となり、明治34年（1901年）には新設の舞鶴鎮守府初代司令長官に就任した。
English: From the position of later preparations for war against America there was a tendency to see this as a leisurely post, but the important point was that it sat opposite Russia's Vladivostok naval port on the assumption that war with Russia would come.
Japanese: これは後の対米戦備での位置づけから閑職であったと見なされがちであるが、来る対露戦を想定してロシアのウラジオストク軍港に対峙する形で設置された重要ポストであり、決して閑職ではなかった。
English: Nevertheless, in the tense lead-up to the Russo-Japan War Navy Minister Gonnohyoe YAMAMOTO called him back and in December 1903 appointed him as Commander-in-Chief of the IJN first Fleet and the Combined Fleet.
Japanese: しかしながら日露開戦前の緊迫時期に海軍首脳の山本権兵衛に呼び戻され、明治36年（1903年）12月に第一艦隊(日本海軍)兼連合艦隊司令長官に就任する。
English: Normally the Commander-in-Chief of the Standing Fleet Sonojo HIDAKA would be next in line for this position, but it was thought that Yamamoto disliked Hidaka's self-assertion, placing the loyal Togo into the role.
Japanese: 本来は常備艦隊司令長官である日高壮之丞がそのまま就任するのが筋であったが、山本が我の強い日高を嫌って命令に忠実な東郷を据えたのだといわれる。
English: In actual fact, Hidaka had health problems which would make it difficult to command, and Togo, with the most experience of all the admirals at the time, was a very reasonable choice.
Japanese: しかし実際には、日高が健康問題を抱えており指揮が難しい状態であり、当時の将官の中で実戦経験豊富な東郷が至極順当に選ばれたというのが真相であった。
English: Yamamoto also reportedly told Emperor Meiji that his reason for selecting him was because he was "a man of good fortune."
Japanese: またこの時、明治天皇に理由を聞かれた山本は「東郷は運のいい男ですから」と奏したと言われている。
English: In the Russo-Japanese War from February 10 1904, he was aboard the flagship battleship Mikasa and commanded the Navy's entire military strategy, including the attack on Port Arthur (Battle of Port Arthur) which was the base of the Russian Far East fleet (the Russian first Pacific Squadron).
Japanese: 明治37年（1904年）2月10日からの日露戦争では、旗艦三笠(戦艦)に座乗してロシア東洋艦隊（ロシア第一太平洋艦隊）の基地である旅順港の攻撃（旅順港閉塞作戦）や黄海海戦(日露戦争)をはじめとする海軍の作戦全般を指揮する。
English: Also, on May 27, 1905 he ambushed the Russian Baltic Fleet (Russian second and third Pacific Squadrons and the flagship Knyaz Suvorov) that were commanded by Admiral Zinovy ROZHESTVENSKY who had sailed from Europe to the Far East.
Japanese: そして明治38年（1905年）5月27日に、ヨーロッパから極東へ向けて回航してきたジノヴィー・ロジェストヴェンスキー提督率いるロシアのバルチック艦隊（ロシア第二・第三太平洋艦隊、旗艦「クニャージ・スォーロフ」）を迎撃する。
English: At the time of the Battle of Tsushima, staff officer Saneyuki AKIYAMA sent a report by telegraph to the Imperial General Headquarters which read, "Have received report that that enemy fleet has been sighted and our fleet will proceed forthwith to sea to attack and destroy the enemy. Weather today is fine but waves are high."
Japanese: この日本海海戦に際し、「敵艦見ゆとの警報に接し、連合艦隊はただちに出動これを撃滅せんとす。本日天気晴朗なれども波高し」と秋山真之参謀が起草し大本営に一報を打電した。
English: Also, to inspire morale to the entire fleet Togo said, "the Empire's fate depends on this battle. Let every man do his utmost duty," and ordered the hoisting of the Z flag.
Japanese: また、艦隊に対し、「皇国の興廃この一戦にあり。各員一層奮励努力せよ」とZ旗を掲げて全軍の士気を鼓舞した。
English: Employing the Crossing the T tactic, later called the "Togo Turn," he led the Imperial Navy to victory.
Japanese: 東郷は丁字戦法、その後「トウゴウ・ターン」と呼ばれる戦法を使って海戦に勝利を納めた。
English: Even Turkey, which was suffering pressure from Imperial Russia at the time, celebrated this victory as if it was its own, and Togo became a national hero there.
Japanese: この海戦における勝利は、当時帝政ロシアの圧力に苦しんでいたトルコにおいても自国の勝利のように喜ばれ、東郷は同国の国民的英雄となった。
English: That year in Turkey there were even people that named their children "Togo," and a street was also named after him.
Japanese: その年に同国で生まれた子供たちの中には、トーゴーと名づけられる者もおり、また「トーゴー通り」と名付けられた通りもあった。
English: Immediately after the close of the Russo-Japanese War he travelled to allied Britain and went to see a football match (at Newcastle United) with other commissioned officers and the crew.
Japanese: 日露戦争終了直後、訪問艦にて同盟国のイギリスに渡洋、他の将校や乗組員とともにサッカー（フットボールリーグ、ニューカッスル・ユナイテッドのホームゲーム）を観戦。
English: From 1905 to 1909 he worked as the Chief of Naval General Staff and was put in charge of the president of Togu School (a school to educate the crown prince).
Japanese: 明治38年（1905年）から同42年（1909年）まで海軍軍令部長、東宮御学問所総裁を歴任。
English: In 1906 due to his achievements in the Russo-Japanese War he was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum and the Order of the Golden Kite (first class).
Japanese: 明治39年（1906年）、日露戦争の功により大勲位菊花大綬章と功一級金鵄勲章を授与される。
English: In April 1913 he received the honorary title of gensui (Naval Marshall-General) and was permitted to stand before the Emperor while holding a cane.
Japanese: 大正2年（1913年）4月には元帥_(日本)に列せられ、天皇の御前での杖の使用を許される。
English: Also, he was the first Japanese person to be on the cover of Time magazine (November 8, 1926 edition).
Japanese: また、タイム(雑誌)の1926年11月8日号において、日本人としては初のカバーパーソンとなった。
English: The heads of the so called Kantaiha (Fleet Faction) Nobumasa SUETSUGU, Kanji KATO used Togo to interfere in the military administration.
Japanese: 末次信正、加藤寛治らのいわゆる艦隊派の提督が東郷を利用し軍政に干渉した。
English: One example was that when the London Naval Conference was held in 1930, TOGO was opposed to the treaty for the limitation of naval armaments, and another one was that he expressed objection to the draft for correction of the disparities in treatments between the branches of teeth arms and those of supporting arms (the issue about line of command; teeth arms were superior to supporting arms in everything, such as treatments, personnel affairs, and command authorities).
Japanese: 昭和5年（1930年）のロンドン海軍軍縮会議に際して反対の立場を取ったロンドン軍縮問題はその典型であるが、その他に明治以来の懸案であった、兵科と機関科の処遇格差の是正（一系問題。兵科は機関科に対し処遇・人事・指揮権等全てに優越していた）についても東郷は改革案に反対した。
English: In the end, the fire of internal opposition was not contained until this issue was altered just before the end of the Second World War.
Japanese: 結局、この問題は第二次世界大戦の終戦直前に改正されるまで部内対立の火種として残された。
English: Another one was that the idea of changing a stand-up collar of the first official military dress into a double-breast jacket in English style but this was scrapped by the words of TOGO who said "The Imperial Japanese Navy won the victory in the Battle of Tsushima wearing this military dress."
Japanese: その他にも、第一種軍装を詰襟からイギリス式のダブルに変更する案が出たが、「この服（詰襟を指す）で、日本海海戦に勝ちました」との東郷の一言で、変更の話は立ち消えになった。
English: In the prime of his life he often played, visited Ryotei (fancy Japanese-style restaurants) for days at a time, and went out shooting, but in his later years he made it his concern to live a simple, frugal life, with interests such as bonsai (a dwarf miniature potted tree) and a game of Go.
Japanese: 壮年時代はよく遊び、料亭に数日間も居続けたり、鉄砲打ちに出かけたりしたが、晩年は質素倹約を旨とし、趣味といえば盆栽と碁を嗜む程度であった。
English: However, when his wife told press reporters that she had supplemented the family income with a side job in their newly-married days, he angrily responded that he had never given his family any financial worries.
Japanese: しかし新聞記者に対し妻が、新婚時代内職して家計を支えたエピソードを話すと、家族に経済的心配を掛けたことはないと激怒した。
English: After he died a great number of sympathy letters were sent, and one primary school student wrote, 'Even Admiral Togo dies?,' which was published in the newspapers and received a big reaction.
Japanese: 死去に際しては全国から膨大な数の見舞い状が届けられたが、ある小学生が書いた「トウゴウゲンスイデモシヌノ？」という文面が新聞に掲載され大きな反響をよんだ。
English: On the occasion of his state funeral, fleets of 'the five most powerful countries' at the time including the British Imperial Navy Eastern Fleet heavy cruiser 'the Kent,' American Navy Asian fleet flagship 'the Houston,' the fleets of France, Italy, Holland and China departed immediately for Tokyo Bay.
Japanese: 国葬の際には、イギリス帝国海軍東洋艦隊旗艦の重巡洋艦「ケント」、アメリカ海軍アジア艦隊旗艦の「ヒューストン」をはじめ、フランスとイタリアという当時の「五大国」の艦船をはじめ、オランダや中華民国の艦船が直ちに東京湾を目指して出港。
English: The hair of Togo together with the hair of Vice Admiral Horatio Lord NELSON of the British Navy is strictly guarded at JMSDF Officer Candidate School (Etajima base).
Japanese: 東郷の遺髪はイギリス海軍のホレーショ・ネルソンの遺髪と共に海上自衛隊幹部候補生学校（江田島基地）に厳重に保管されている。
English: TOGO's descendants include Minoru TOGO, his son, who was the 40th alumni of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy to become major general (of the Imperial Japanese Navy), Ryoichi TOGO, his grandson, (who, boarding on the heavy cruiser Maya, was killed in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and became next two ranks up from lieutenant to captain), and his great grandson, who was a line officer of the Maritime Self Defense Official, who graduated from National Defense Academy.
Japanese: 子孫には海軍兵学校(日本)40期生で少将になった息子の東郷実(海軍軍人)、その子で72期生の東郷良一（少尉で重巡洋艦摩耶に乗組み、比島沖海戦で戦死し2階級特進で大尉になった）、曾孫には防衛大学校卒の幹部海上自衛官がいる。
English: Togo Shrine' was founded in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, and in Tsuyazaki-cho, Munakata-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture (now, Fukutsu City), and he after his death in his memory.
Japanese: 死後東京都渋谷区と福岡県宗像郡津屋崎町（現福津市）に「東郷神社」が建立され神として祭られた。
English: Upon hearing a plan to found a shrine enshrining him in the future when Nogi Shrine was built, Togo pleaded to stop the plan before his death, but the shrine was established in the end.
Japanese: 但し東郷自身は生前乃木神社建立の時、将来自身を祭る神社の設立計画を聞いて、「止めて欲しい」と強く懇願したが、結局神社は建立されている。
English: His statues were also erected in the East Park, old Imperial Japanese Navy Cemetery, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture and in Tagayama Park, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture.
Japanese: また銅像が長崎県佐世保市の旧海軍墓地東公園(佐世保市)と鹿児島県鹿児島市の多賀山公園にある。
English: Togo-ji Temple was founded at the site which used to be his villa, in Fuchu City, Tokyo Prefecture, which is famous for its beautiful cherry blossom.
Japanese: 東京都府中市(東京都)には別荘地に建立された東郷寺があり、桜の名所である。
English: In his later years, Togo's enormous authority in the Navy made it a custom for the Navy to ask for his statements about military orders and martial laws although he had already stepped down from public office.
Japanese: 晩年において海軍における東郷の権威は絶大で、官制上の権限は無いにもかかわらず軍令・軍政上の大事は東郷にお伺いを立てることが慣例化していた。
English: In the Ministry of the Navy, Prince Fushiminomiya Hiroyasu, the President of the Naval General Staff, and TOGO were called 'Imperial Highness and God,' regarded as interferences with military government.
Japanese: 海軍省内では伏見宮博恭王軍令部総長とともに「殿下と神様」と呼ばれ、しばしば軍政上の障碍とみなされた。
English: Shigeyoshi INOUE related Togo's reminiscences, saying that "Togo's interferences in peacetime always caused something bad to happen, and we must not deify human beings gods because gods are beyond criticism."
Japanese: 井上成美は「東郷さんが平時に口出しすると、いつもよくないことが起きた」と述懐したうえで、「人間を神様にしてはいけません。神様は批判できませんからね。」と語っている。
English: Keisuke OKADA, Mitsumasa YONAI, Isoroku YAMAMOTO, and others also expressed skepticism about the deification of Togo.
Japanese: また岡田啓介・米内光政・山本五十六なども、東郷の神格化については否定的な態度をとっている。
English: Bottles of 'Togo Beer' now sold in Japan are private beer produced in the Netherlands which have had the labels used on the Finnish 'Admiral Beer Series' applied by a Japanese company.
Japanese: なお現在日本で販売されている「東郷ビール」は、オランダで製造されているプライベートビールに日本の会社がフィンランド「提督ビールシリーズ」で使われた東郷ラベルをつけているものである。
English: For example, in 1934 when TOGO passed away, the Brazilian company Castelloes sold cigarettes under the brand name "Cigarros Gensui" in 'homage to Togo.'
Japanese: 東郷が亡くなった1934年には、ブラジルのカステロエス社が、「東郷へのオマージュ」として『CigarrosGuensui』という銘柄のタバコを販売した。
English: The Japanese words used in the advertisement read "Cigarros 'Gensui' is dedicated to Japanese people for the eternal memory of Fleet Admiral Togo."
Japanese: 宣伝には日本語で『聖将東郷元帥永久の思ひ出にシガーロス「元帥」を日本の皆様に捧ぐ』と書かれていた。
English: Another example is the Togoperla genus of the kawagera (stonefly) order of aquatic insects.
Japanese: また、水生昆虫のカワゲラにはトウゴウカワゲラ属（Togoperla）がある。
English: It is said that this was named by Czech entomologist, Frant Klapalek after Heihachiro TOGO; others are Oyama kawagera (named after Iwao OYAMA; its scientific name is Oyamia gibba), Nogi kawagera (named after Maresuke NOGI; Cryptoperla japonica), and Kamimura kawagera (named after Hikonojo KAMIMURA; Kamimura tibialis), (those persons were prominent figures in the Russo-Japanese War).
Japanese: これは、チェコ人昆虫学者のFrantKlapálekが東郷平八郎にちなんで名づけたとされ、他にもオオヤマカワゲラ（大山巌）、ノギカワゲラ（乃木希典）、カミムラカワゲラ（上村彦之丞）と名づけられたカワゲラ属が存在する。
English: Incidentally, it is said that before his death, 'Togo hagane,' iron and steel products named after Togo, were manufactured, and a pun, 'Togo bakane' (meaning Togo is stupid), was created and spread by some sakan (majors, lieutenant colonels, and captains) and some shokan (major generals, lieutenant generals, and admirals) in the Navy who were hostile to Togo.
Japanese: なお生前には、東郷の名を冠した「東郷鋼（はがね）」という鉄鋼製品が作られていた事から、東郷元帥に反発する海軍内の佐官や将官の手で「東郷バカネ」という地口が作られ、流布したという。
English: According to one belief, the pun was, in fact, made up by a rival company to the Kawai Steel Company, a wholesale warehouse company which imported foreign steel and sold 'Togo hagane.'
Japanese: ただ実際は海外鋼輸入問屋河合鋼鉄のライバル流通が考え出した洒落という説もある。
English: It is also possible that the pun arose from the background of Japan's industrial community at the time which championed domestic products.
Japanese: 日本の産業界が当時、国産第一を標榜していた背景で考察する事も可能である。
English: There was an episode that demonstrated this side of him that occurred when he was invited to the Gakushuin School Corporation (an educational institution mainly for children of the imperial family and nobility) in his later years and, during his lecture, he asked a student what he wanted to be in future, and then told the student who answered "a soldier" that soldiers would die on battlefields, so he recommended the student to enter the Imperial Japanese Navy as opposed to the Imperial Japanese Army because those in the Navy would not die, making the Principal of the Gakushuin School, Maresuke NOGI, who used to be the Army General, somewhat disappointed.
Japanese: 晩年学習院に招かれた際、講演中に生徒に「将来は何になりたいか」と質問し「軍人になりたい」と答えた生徒に「軍人になると死ぬぞ」「なるなら大日本帝国陸軍ではなく大日本帝国海軍に入れ。海軍ならしなないから」と発言し、陸軍大将であった乃木希典院長を憮然とさせたというエピソードがある。
English: The Emperor Showa said that Maresuke NOGI, the principal of the school, that NOGI left deep impression on him during his time as a student of the Gakushuin School and he did respect Nogi, but when he was asked about Togo, president of the Togu School (a school to educate the crown prince), by press reporters later in his life, he answered he had no impression about Togo.
Japanese: 昭和天皇は学習院時代、院長であった乃木希典については「印象深く、尊敬もしている」と述べているが、東宮御学問所総裁であった東郷については、後年、記者の質問に「何の印象もない」と答えている。
English: Togo was so enthusiastic about raising the level of firing proficiency that he left the words at the dismissal ceremony of the Combined Fleet, saying, "One cannon hitting marks one hundred times out of one hundred makes it possible to take countermeasures against enemies' one hundred cannons hitting one time out of one hundred."
Japanese: 錬度を上げることに熱心で聯合艦隊解散之辞に「百発百中の一砲能（よ）く百発一中の敵砲百門に対抗し得る」という言葉を残している。