Gunkan kōshinkyoku

The Gunkan kōshinkyoku (軍艦行進曲, Warship March) is a Japanese march composed in 1897 by Tōkichi Setoguchi. It was the official march of the Imperial Japanese Navy and is the official march of its successor, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). In Japan, the march is also commonly referred to as the Gunkan māchi (軍艦マーチ, Gunkan March).

"Gunkan Kōshinkyoku"
1938 King Records release of the Japanese March
Song
LanguageJapanese
English titleMarch "Man-of-War", Warship March
GenreMarch
Composer(s)Tokichi Setoguchi
Lyricist(s)Hiraku Toriyama
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