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| [[File:Sock.jpg|right|130px|'Hirihoukenten' sock]] | | [[File:Sock.jpg|right|130px|'Hirihoukenten' sock]] |
| *Was cynically referred as "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato_Hotel Yamato Hotel]", a hotel located in Dalian China during WW2 time, as she never took part in any major battle pre-1944 due to her high consumption and her status as IJN's flagship. Referred as such in-game for the same reason. | | *Was cynically referred as "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato_Hotel Yamato Hotel]", a hotel located in Dalian China during WW2 time, as she never took part in any major battle pre-1944 due to her high consumption and her status as IJN's flagship. Referred as such in-game for the same reason. |
− | * Yamato's remodel art features a 'Hirihoukenten (非理法権天)' kneesock (originally a flag). It reflects one of the old philosophy in feudal Japan where foolishness (非) is not above sensibility (理), sensibility is not above law (法), law is not above authority (権), and authority is not above divinity (天). As the emperor was treated as a divine figure in imperial Japan it has a meaning of "no men can oppose the (divine) emperor". A slogan adopted by the Imperial Japanese navy, this flag was hung on Yamato on her final voyage toward Okinawa. | + | * Yamato's remodel art features a 'Hirihoukenten (非理法権天)' kneesock (originally a flag). It reflects one of the old philosophies in feudal Japan where foolishness (非) is not above sensibility (理), sensibility is not above law (法), law is not above authority (権), and authority is not above divinity (天). As the emperor was treated as a divine figure in imperial Japan it has a meaning of "no men can oppose the (divine) emperor". A slogan adopted by the Imperial Japanese Navy, this flag was hung on Yamato on her final voyage toward Okinawa. |
| * Wreck discovered on the 1st of August 1985, in 341 m (1120 ft) of water in the East China Sea 180 miles Southwest of Kyushu and North of Okinawa. | | * Wreck discovered on the 1st of August 1985, in 341 m (1120 ft) of water in the East China Sea 180 miles Southwest of Kyushu and North of Okinawa. |
| * She wears an Armband that resembles the Maritime signal Flag for the letter "Z", the Z flag played a major role in Japanese Naval History. On the 27th of May 1905, Admiral Heihachirō Tōgō raised the Z flag on his flagship the IJN Mikasa before the start of the Battle of Tsushima, and the Z flag was raised on the [[Akagi]] on the eve of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. The raising of the flag means the following: "The fate of Imperial Japan hangs on this one battle; all hands will exert themselves and do their best." | | * She wears an Armband that resembles the Maritime signal Flag for the letter "Z", the Z flag played a major role in Japanese Naval History. On the 27th of May 1905, Admiral Heihachirō Tōgō raised the Z flag on his flagship the IJN Mikasa before the start of the Battle of Tsushima, and the Z flag was raised on the [[Akagi]] on the eve of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. The raising of the flag means the following: "The fate of Imperial Japan hangs on this one battle; all hands will exert themselves and do their best." |
− | * The "Juu" in "Kai Ni Juu" means "heavy", emphasizing her having more and large guns and armor. | + | * The "Juu" in "Kai Ni Juu" means "heavy", emphasizing her having more and larger guns and armor. |
− | * She is the official mascot of the Yamato Museum. | + | * Was is the official mascot of the [[wikipedia:Yamato Museum|Yamato Museum]]. |
| * Her KanColle form is an icon in Kure and has helped in the promotions of Kancolle x Kure collaborations. | | * Her KanColle form is an icon in Kure and has helped in the promotions of Kancolle x Kure collaborations. |
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