. ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁Tak ao ▁class ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Y ok os uka ▁Naval ▁District , ▁forming ▁Sent ai - 4 ▁of ▁the ▁I J N ▁ 2 nd ▁Fle et , ▁and ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁unit ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁assass in ated , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁In uka i ▁T su y oshi ▁made ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁ins pection ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁cru iser . ▁From ▁ 2 6 – 2 8 ▁May , ▁At ago ▁hosted ▁Emperor ▁H iro h ito ▁on ▁a ▁cru ise ▁from ▁K obe ▁to ▁E ta j ima ▁and ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁In land ▁Sea , ▁and ▁the ▁em peror ▁pres ided ▁over ▁a ▁naval ▁review ▁at ▁K obe ▁on ▁his ▁return . ▁At ago ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁Captain ▁Ib ō ▁Tak ah ashi ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁and ▁by ▁Captain ▁Se i ichi ▁It ō ▁from ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁from ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁by ▁Captain ▁A rit omo ▁Got ō . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁issues ▁with ▁their ▁stability ▁and ▁se aw orth iness ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁top - he avy ▁design ▁became ▁evident . ▁Tak ao ▁and ▁At ago ▁were ▁re built , ▁resulting ▁in