 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akiyama akashanda basa rake re midshipman pa Hiei uye cruiser. Paakapiwa basa semutungamiri musi wa 23 Chivabvu 1892, akakwira kuburikidza nematanho mumhando dzakasiyana-siyana dzebasa rekuita basa uye mabasa anosanganisira kushandiswa muPacific Ocean, Gungwa reMediterranean, uye mvura dzeEurope. Akagoverwa kuRyūjō. Akazoshanda pa,, panguva yeHondo yeWeihaiweimuHondo Yokutanga yeChina neJapan, uye. Pashure pokurwisana kwacho akashanda pachikoro cheTorpedo cheImperial Navy uye akabva apiwa basa rokuongorora zvikepe, kwaakapedza mwedzi inoverengeka achinyepedzera kuva mushandi uye achiita mabasa muManchuria neKorea. 