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.
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.