wʌzɐ pɹətˈɛktᵻd kɹˈuːzɚ bˈɪlt ɪn fɹˈæns fɚðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl dʒˌæpənˈiːz nˈeɪvi ˌaɪdʒˌeɪˈɛn baɪ fˈɔːɹdʒᵻz ˈɛt tʃˈæntɪɹz də lˌæ dʒˈaɪɚnd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z æz ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz wɜː nˌɑːt jˈɛt ˈeɪbəl tə bˈɪld wˈɔːɹʃɪps ʌv hɜː sˈaɪz ɪn dʒəpˈæn.
was a protected cruiser built in France for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) by Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde during the 1880s as the Japanese were not yet able to build warships of her size in Japan.