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![[flag of Japanese Antarctic esploration ships]](../images/j/jp_antex.gif)
by Jaume Ollé
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According to a page on
Nobu Shirase, Japanese Antarctic explorer, he originally aiming to reach
the South Pole first.
Shirase's expedition explored King Edward VII Land.
A photo on the page shows a flag raising on 28 January 1912 and notes:
He and his men lined up before dawn at south latitude 80o 05', the furthest southern point they would achieve, and stood beneath the Japanese flag to salute the Emperor with a traditional Banzai ceremony.
A short biography of Shirase is located at
www.ndl.go.jp.
Jan Mertens, 15 November 2008
![[flag of Japanese Antarctic esploration ships]](../images/j/jp-ex.gif)
image located by
Nozomi Kariyasu, 02 April 2014
In 1912 Nobu Shirase led the first Japanese
exploration team to successfully reach the Antarctic.
The blue flag was hoisted on the main mast
of the "Kainanmaru" the vessel which was used
on the landmark expedition.
The flag is called "Southern Cross Flag"
and its four stars joined together in a diamond
shape which express ideas of firm unity and reliance.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 02 April 2014
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