ðə ʃˈɪp wʌz lˈɑːntʃt ˌɔn sˈɪks ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, wɪð pɹˈɪns fˈʌʃɪmi ɪn ɐtˈɛndəns ænd ʃiː wʌz kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ˌɔn ˈeɪtiːn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks æɾə kˈɔst ʌv jˈɛn wˈʌn,ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv,sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, fˈɑːɹmˌoːɹ ðɐn ðə jˈɛn wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊ nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pɹˈaɪs ɪnðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˈɑːntɹækt.
The ship was launched on 6 April 1886, with Prince Fushimi in attendance and she was completed on 18 October 1886 at a cost of ¥1,812,673, far more than the ¥1,093,000 price in the original contract.