The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force Kure Museum is a Japanese military museum located in Kure, Hiroshima. It is also known as the "Iron Whale Museum" after its main exhibit, JMSDF's diesel-electric submarine Akishio.

JDS Akishio

Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Akishio is a retired Japanese diesel-electric Yūshio-class submarine. She was laid down in 1983, launched in 1985, commissioned in 1986, and served until 2004.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kure.

Kure

Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kure is a port city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan. It is the third largest city in the prefecture by population, after Hiroshima and Fukuyama. Kure also administers a number of islands in the Seto Inland Sea, including Ōsakishimojima.

Nikō Gawa

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Niko Gawa” and “Nikō-gawa”
Category: body of water
Location: Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.2416° or 34° 14′ 30″ north

Longitude

132.54856° or 132° 32′ 55″ east

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

8Q6J6GRX+JC

GeoNames ID

1855390

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In Other Languages

“Nikō Gawa” goes by many names.

Japanese: “二河川　”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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