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From 1 April-16 November 1907, Chitose made a round-the-world voyage together with the armoured cruiser Tsukuba, first stopping in the United States to attend the Jamestown Exposition of 1907, the 300th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the Jamestown Colony, and continuing onwards to Europe. She underwent an extensive overhaul in 1910 ...
When Chitose entered service, the Second Sino-Japanese War had been raging for a year. Operating her original complement of Kawanishi E7K (Allied reporting name "Alf") and Nakajima E8N (Allied reporting name "Dave") floatplanes, she supported Operation Z, the surprise unopposed landing of the Imperial Japanese Army′s 21st Army at Bias Bay on the coast of China 35 miles (56 km) northeast of ...
This force included Zuikaku, Zuihō, Chitose and Chiyoda, and the hybrid battleship-carriers Hyūga and Ise, though the six carriers were divested of all but 108 aircraft, accompanied by cruisers Oyodo, Tama, Isuzu. Ozawa's ostensible carrier group was facing a force that included ten United States Navy carriers containing 600–1,000 aircraft. [4]
The Golden Years of the Stainless Steel Rat: 1993 12 Published in Stainless Steel Visions by Harry Harrison (Tor 0-312-85245-2), a collection of 12 reprinted stories, one original. An original short story which finds Jim in Terminal Penitentiary, a prison where over-the-hill crooks are sent. The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues: 1994 3
Chitō-ryū (千唐流) is a style of karate founded by Dr. Tsuyoshi Chitose (千歳 强直, Chitose Tsuyoshi), (1898-1984). The name of the style translates as: chi (千) - 1,000; tō (唐) - China; ryū (流) - style, school, "1,000 year old Chinese style." The character tō (唐) refers to the Tang dynasty of China. The style was officially ...
Cross-platform interchange at Minami-Chitose Station. The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, with the station situated above the tracks. The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept Kitaca, [2] and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Chitose Station was opened on May 20, 1927 as a temporary stop. It was elevated to a full station on August 1, 1930. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in February 2007.