JS Kirishima (DDG-174) is a Kongō-class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

[1] In 2003 the Kirishima was deployed to the Indian Ocean as logistical support for US forces engaged in the War on Terror.

[3] Kirishima underwent modification at Nagasaki to add the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMD) capability to its weapons suite.

[4] This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

The ship was responsible for guarding the USS George Washington, the US aircraft carrier then forward-deployed to Japan.