WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Gymnastics Manual Naval Academy Cadet Training Book

  

This is an original WWII-era Imperial Japanese Navy Gymnastics Manual ("Kaigun Taiso Kyohan"), officially issued as a loaned item ("Kashiyohin") by the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy. What is the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy? Founded in 1869, the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy (Kaigun Heigakko) was Japan's elite military school for training naval officers. Inspired by the British Royal Navy, it produced the core leadership of the Japanese Navy up through WWII. Its graduates included fleet admirals, submarine commanders, and Kamikaze squadron leaders.

Training was strict, nationalistic, and physically grueling. Only the top students from across Japan could enter this academy-and once inside, every detail of their life was governed by military discipline. This book was one of their required training manuals.

This manual features military gymnastics and physical training programs used to prepare cadets for combat readiness. Swimming drills and survival exercises. Illustrated movement charts and photos.

These exercises weren't just for fitness-they were designed to build loyalty, obedience, and mental resilience. In wartime Japan, physical strength was seen as moral strength. These were strictly internal materials, and few survived the war. Some aging, stains, and foxing as shown in photos, but the structure is intact. All pages are legible and historically valuable. A rare military artifact that reveals how Japan trained its future naval officers-physically, mentally, and ideologically. Own a Piece of History. International Buyers - Please Note. Thank you for your understanding.