File:Kimi ga Yo 1930.ogg

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The recording is entitled Kimi ga Yo, at the time of the recording the de facto national anthem of Japan. A 1999 law made the piece the national anthem of Japan.
File duration is 1 minute, 30 seconds.
Date of the recording, according to the plate, is approximately November 1930.
The record plate is number K1-A from Polyfar Recording. The plate manufacturer Nippon Polydor Chikuonki Co. (Tokyo, Japan).
The recording was modified to reduce the artifacts of an old record by using Adobe Audition. Pops and clicks were removed by the uploader.
The recording date of the plate was also the date of the performance, November 1930. The location of the recording was from Hongō, Tokyo, Japan. The following information about the performers was provided in Japanese: "木下保,内田栄一,斉藤静子,黒沢貞子,辻順治指揮,陸軍戸山学校軍楽隊." The last part, "陸軍戸山学校軍楽隊", translates as "Toyama Army School Military Band".
The music score for Kimi ga Yo are located in the article or at its gallery at the Wikimedia Commons.
The lyrics of the recording are at the Wikipedia article about Kimi ga Yo.
The PD status of the recording is due to the expiration of copyright by Japanese law.

Summary

DescriptionKimi ga Yo 1930.ogg	The Japanese anthem Kimi ga yo being performed in 1930. The source of the record is my personal collection. The record plate is number K1-A from Polyfar Recording. Català: Kimi Ga Yo (君が代), l'himne nacional japonès, tocat el 1930 per la Banda Militar de l'Acadèmia Militar Toyama. Čeština: Kimi ga jo (君が代), státní hymna Japonska, na nahrávce z roku 1930. Deutsch: (君が代), die Japanische Nationalhymne gespielt 1930 von der Militärkapelle der Toyama Armeeschule. English: Kimigayo (君が代), the Japanese National Anthem, as performed in 1930 by the Toyama Army School Military Band. Español: Kimi ga yo (君が代, El reino de nuestro emperador), el himno nacional de Japón, ejecutado por la banda de la academia militar "Toyama" (1930) Suomi: Kimi ga yo (jap. 君が代), Japanin kansallislaulu, esitys vuodelta 1930. Français : Kimi ga yo (君が代), l’hymne national du Japon, interprété par l’orchestre de l’école militaire Toyama. Italiano: Kimi ga yo (君が代, Il regno del nostro imperatore), l'inno nazionale del Giappone, nell'esecuzione della banda dell'accademia militare "Toyama" (1930) 日本語: 日本の国歌『君が代』。1930年、陸軍戸山学校軍楽隊の演奏。 Македонски: Химната на Јапонија насловена како „Кимигајо“ (君が代) во изведба на оркестарот на воена академија во Тојама (1930 г.) Русский: Кими га ё (君が代), японский национальный гимн, исполненный в 1930 году Toyama Army School Military Band. Tiếng Việt: Kimi Ga Yo (君が代), Quốc ca Nhật Bản, do Đội nhạc Quân đội của trường Quân bị Toyama trình diễn năm 1930.
Date	November 1930
Source	See above (originally at en.wikipedia as en:Image:Kimi ga Yo 1930.ogg, uploaded by User:Zscout370
Author	Toyama Army School Military Band
Permission (Reusing this file)	PD-JAPAN. (Article 5. Copyright in an anonymous or pseudonymous work shall endure for thirty years from the time of publication or public performance; provided, however, that the provisions of Article 3 shall apply if the author has his true name registered within that period.)

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العربية ∙ Aanteegan an' Baabyuudan ∙ asturianu ∙ български ∙ বাংলা ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ Esperanto ∙ español ∙ euskara ∙ فارسی ∙ français ∙ Frysk ∙ galego ∙ עברית ∙ हिन्दी ∙ hrvatski ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ македонски ∙ Mirandés ∙ မြန်မာ ∙ Nederlands ∙ Orunyoro ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ português do Brasil ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски ∙ slovenščina ∙ svenska ∙ తెలుగు ∙ ไทย ∙ Türkçe ∙ Orutooro ∙ українська ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ 粵語 ∙ 中文 ∙ 中文（中国大陆） ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ 中文（繁體） ∙ 中文（香港） ∙ 中文（新加坡） ∙ 中文（臺灣） ∙ +/−

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العربية ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ español ∙ français ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ македонски ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ українська ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ 中文（繁體） ∙ +/−

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This file was selected as the media of the day for 5 June 2010. It was captioned as follows:

English: Kimigayo (君が代), the Japanese National Anthem, as performed in 1930 by the Toyama Army School Military Band.

Other languages

Беларуская (тарашкевіца): Kimi Ga Yo (君が代), нацыянальны гімн Японіі. Выкананы ў 1930 годзе вайсковым аркестрам армейскай школы Таямы.

Català: Kimi Ga Yo (君が代), l'himne nacional japonès, tocat el 1930 per la Banda Militar de l'Acadèmia Militar Toyama.

Čeština: Kimi ga jo (君が代), státní hymna Japonska, na nahrávce z roku 1930.

Deutsch: (君が代), die Japanische Nationalhymne gespielt 1930 von der Militärkapelle der Toyama Armeeschule.

English: Kimigayo (君が代), the Japanese National Anthem, as performed in 1930 by the Toyama Army School Military Band.

Español: Kimi ga yo (君が代, El reino de nuestro emperador), el himno nacional de Japón, ejecutado por la banda de la academia militar "Toyama" (1930)

Suomi: Kimi ga yo (jap. 君が代), Japanin kansallislaulu, esitys vuodelta 1930.

Français : Kimi ga yo (君が代), l’hymne national du Japon, interprété par l’orchestre de l’école militaire Toyama.

Italiano: Kimi ga yo (君が代, Il regno del nostro imperatore), l'inno nazionale del Giappone, nell'esecuzione della banda dell'accademia militare "Toyama" (1930)

日本語: 日本の国歌『君が代』。1930年、陸軍戸山学校軍楽隊の演奏。

Македонски: Химната на Јапонија насловена како „Кимигајо“ (君が代) во изведба на оркестарот на воена академија во Тојама (1930 г.)

Русский: Кими га ё (君が代), японский национальный гимн, исполненный в 1930 году Toyama Army School Military Band.

Sicilianu: Kimi ga yo (君が代, Lu regnu dô nostru mpiraturi), l'innu nazziunali dô Giappuni, nta l'esicuzzioni dâ banna di l'accademia militari "Toyama" (1930)

Tiếng Việt: Kimi Ga Yo (君が代), Quốc ca Nhật Bản, do Đội nhạc Quân đội của trường Quân bị Toyama trình diễn năm 1930.

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