JMSDF Kure Museum
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.Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Japanese military museum located in Kure, Hiroshima
- Also known as: “Japan Maritime Self Defence Force Kure Museum” and “Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure Museum”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Photo: Wei-Te Wong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Fumihiko Ueno, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include JDS Akishio and Yamato Museum.
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.
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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.
JMSDF Kure Museum
- Categories: naval museum, history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.24222° or 34° 14′ 32″ northLongitude
132.55536° or 132° 33′ 19″ eastOperator
JMSDFOpen location code
8Q6J6HR4+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 170619754OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q3805303
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Xhosa—“JMSDF Kure Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “海上自衛隊吳史料館”
- Dutch: “JMSDF Kure Museum”
- French: “Musée de Kure de la Force d’autodéfense maritime”
- French: “Musée JMSDF Kure”
- Italian: “JMSDF Kure Museum”
- Italian: “Kaijōjieitai Kure Shiryōkan”
- Japanese: “てつのくじら館”
- Japanese: “海上自衛隊呉史料館,かいじょうじえいたいくれしりょうかん”
- Japanese: “海上自衛隊呉史料館”
- Korean: “해상자위대 구레 사료관”
- Xhosa: “JMSDF Museum yaseKure”
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