This is the driveway to the facade of the GSDF museum.  

 

The entrance of the museum 

 

Motorized infantry 

 

Armored infantry 

 

An armored vehicle 

 

Armored vehicles 

 

A tank 

 

Tanks 

 

The paratroopers glide down with pinpoint accuracy from an altitude of 4,000 feet.  

 

Well-trained members land one after another. 

 

Helicopters fly at a low altitude. 

 

Helicopters hover at a very low altitude.  

 

Ropes are hung down from the choppers. 

 

Soldiers quickly descend from the helicopters.  

 

They are armed with machine guns. 

 

Tanks 

 

 

 

 

DDHs in Kure 

 

Submarines and a DDH taking up a berth  

 

 

Takamatsu citizens welcome an MSDF submarine.

 

Kuroshio, 2,750-ton submarine, was built in 2004.

 

The full length is about 268.8 feet.

 

It is about 29.2 feet in width.

 

The speed is about 20 knots.

 

 

Japan Coast Guard ship “Miura” with the deck for a helicopter 

 

Miura: 3,167-ton ship  

 

JCG is expected to take a bigger role in the waters around Japan. 

Seas around Japan are becoming rough.

 

 

 A MSDF boat

 

An unidentified boat