Kure
Kure is a railway station in Japan. Kure is situated nearby to the town Waki.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Simose Art Museum and Ōtake Station.
Simose Art Museum
Art gallery
Photo: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Simose Art Museum opened in Ōtake, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan in 2023. The collection includes hina and other Japanese dolls, glassware by Émile Gallé, and paintings by Pissarro, Rousseau, Matisse, Chagall, Saeki Yūzō, Kishida Ryūsei, Léonard Foujita, Yokoyama Taikan, and Kayama Matazō. Simose Art Museum is situated 1 km northwest of Kure.
Ōtake Station
Railway station
Photo: Shuichi-815, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ōtake Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtake, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. It is also a freight depot operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company. Ōtake Station is situated 2 km southwest of Kure.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waki and Iwakuni.
Waki
Town
Iwakuni
Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.
Iwakuni is a castle town shaped by two eras of military presence — the samurai who walked the mighty Kintai-kyo bridge, and the U.S. Marine Corps base in the city today.
Kure
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Kure Railroad Station” and “Kure Station”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.23333° or 34° 14′ northLongitude
132.23333° or 132° 14′ eastOpen location code
8Q6J66MM+88GeoNames ID
1858294
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