ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɪks ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, nˌɪɪtˈɑːkə ˈæŋkɚd nˌɪɹ ðə mˈaʊθ əvɚ ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɪn wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈʌstbˌɑːlʃɚɹˈɛtski dˈɪstɹɪkt ɔnðə sˈʌðɚn kˈoʊst ʌvðə kˈæmtʃætkə pənˈɪnsjʊlə, wˌaɪl ɐ pˈɑːɹɾi ʌv fˈɪftiːn lˈɛd baɪ luːtˈɛnənt ʃaɪdʒtˈɑːdə ɡˈʌndʒi wɛnt ɐʃˈoːɹ.
On 26 August 1922, Niitaka anchored near the mouth of a river in what is now part of the Ust-Bolsheretsky District on the southern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, while a party of 15 led by Lieutenant Shigetada Gunji went ashore.