Yamato Museum(Kure Maritime Museum)
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This museum introduces the history of Kure from the Meiji period onwards, which flourished as a naval port where the battleship Yamato was built, and as the town with Japan’s largest naval arsenal. After the war, many of the world’s largest tankers were built here, as well as various types of science and technology, including shipbuilding and steelmaking.
Information
Address
5-20 Takara-machi, Kure City, Hiroshima 737-0029
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Access
- By Car/Taxi
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- Hiroshima-Kure Road (Kurea Line) from Hiroshima (Approx. 20 minutes) from Kure IC (Approx. 5 minutes)
- Hiroshima Expressway-Hiroshima Kure Road from Sanyo Expressway (Hiroshima-higashi JCT)(Approx. 30 minutes) from Kure IC (Approx. 5 minutes)
- Higashihiroshima-Kure Expressway from Sanyo Expressway (Takaya JCT)(Approx. 40 minutes)
- By Train
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- JR Kure Line from JR Hiroshima Station by Kure Rapid Liner (Approx. 32 minutes) Walk from JR Kure Station (Approx.5 minutes)
- By Bus
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- From Hiroshima Bus Center to JR Kure Station (Approx.46 minutes) Walk from Kure station(Approx. 5 minutes)
- From Hiroshima Airport to JR Kure Station (Approx. 60 minutes) Walk from JR station (Approx. 5 minutes)
- By Ferry
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- Walk from Kure Chuo Sanbashi (Central Pier) (Approx. 1 minutes)
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