Numazu Institution

Numazu's Emblem

Numazu Institution ( 沼津学園 ) is one of the few Schools in Japan that received the special permission from the *JSF* to participate the 63rd Tournament. They are the staple of Japan's finest Aquatic-Warfare's team in Japan.

## Overview

* Numazu Academy's Flag
* Numazu's Senshado Insignia
* Numazu's Gunkan-do Insignia
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Numazu Institution is located in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is an old Japanese School, which dates back its creation in December 1868 within the grounds of Numazu Castle. Today, the school is now built on top of the Imperial Japan's largest Aircraft Carrier, the *Shinano*.

## History

Numazu's creation was dated back following the period of the Meiji Restoration where the members of the *Hatamoto* (Samurais under the service of the Tokugawa Shogunate), led by Ebara Soruku, Abe Kuninosuke and Yatabori Keizō, decided to establish a military Institution along western lines within the grounds of Numazu Castle in December 1868 in honor of Tokugawa Iesato, the first head of the Tokugawa after the overthrow of the Tokugawa bakufu.

Numazu's first head master was Nishi Amane, who was the driving force behind the creation of an elementary school associated with the military Institution, which is now regarded as Japan’s first western-style elementary school.

On November 12, 1871 the Institution came under the direct control of the Ministry of War and in 1872, it was closed, moved to Tokyo, where it was merged with the new Imperial Japanese Army Institution.

During the period of American Occupation in Japan, the Imperial Japanese Army Institution was shut down and with it the history of Numazu as well. But during the early 1960s, under the rapid economic expansion Japan was experiencing, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Ministry of Defense, and the ISAF (International Sport of Aquatic-Warfare Federation) rebuilt the school to commemorate its achievement for being the first elementary school associated with the military Institution, on top of Japan's modern School-Carrier, the *Shinano*, whose design and name is based on the *IJN Shinano* that laid service during the Second World War. The Numazu Institution is one of the few schools in Japan that receives special treatment from Japan's Major Recrelympic organizations.

The Modern Numazu Institution was founded in May 27th. The same day as the Empire of Japan commemorated their Navy Day from 1906 until 1945.

Today, Numazu Institution is considered to be one of the leading schools in Japan if one desired to join the *JSDF* or to become an Amateur/Professional Recrelympic Athlete.

## School-Carrier

Numazu's School-Carrier is the *Shinano,* it is based and named after the *IJN* (Imperial Japanese Navy) *Shinano*, Japan's largest Warship and largest Aircraft Carrier during her service.

## Panzerkraft

Numazu's Sensha-do team is called the *Numazu's Hagane Shidan* (Steel Division).

## Inventory

Numazu was fortunate enough to received the "insignificant" number of fully retrofitted Type 3 Chi-Nu Medium Tanks and Type 3 Ho-Ni III. Even though the *JSF* still favors their counterpart, Chi-ha-tan Institution, they still have quite an interesting amount of tanks in their inventory, this includes the experimental/prototypes like the Type 5 Chi-Ri, the 120 mm Shinhoto Cha-Ha, and even one Ho-Ri I.

Though they still have a lot of Type 3 Chi-Nu, Type 89 I-Go, and several of Type 2 Ka-Mi and Type 3 Ka-chi. They also have a Type 91 in their storage as well.

## Trivia

* Their Ship's Prefix is the NIN (Numazu Institution's Navy).
	+ Numazu is quite the formidable opponents in Aquatic-Warfare in Japan, regarded as one of the best, alongside the Blue Mermaids.
* Their Curriculum has both English and French, sometimes English and French are required in classes, thus this makes their students multilingual.
* Students' favorite pass time in Numazu is Horseback riding, since their School-Carrier is gigantic enough to offer a large flat plain area for everyone to use.
* They have music as well, and these are:
	1. *Shussei Heishi o Okuru Uta*
	2. *Battotai*
	3. *Teki wa ikuman*
	4. *Gunkan kōshinkyoku/Gunkan March*
	5. *Senbonzakura*

## Gallery

Numazu Academy's FlagNumazu Academy's EmblemNumazu Academy's Sensha-do InsigniaNumazu Academy's Gunkan-do Insignia