Eleven years ago, a nipponese squad of Kashima (TV 3508) and 2 Hatsuyuki-type rocket destroyers rolled into Gdynia, 1 of which was reclassified as a school ship. This year, the nipponese school squadron, composed of Kashima and the school unit, the Shimakaze rocket destroyer (DDG 172), did not visit Poland, but came to Europe, including Hamburg. Thanks to this, the correspondent Defence24.pl was able to see them up close, what the consequence is this relationship.