Yamato Museum

The Yamato Museum is the nickname of the Kure Maritime Museum in , , Japan.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Tuesday and Thursday—Sunday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Wednesday: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: maritime museum
  • Also known as: “Kure City Maritime Museum”, “Kure Maritime History Science Museum”, and “Kure Maritime Museum”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include JMSDF Kure Museum and JDS Akishio.

Museum
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The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force Kure Museum is a Japanese military museum located in . It is also known as the "Iron Whale Museum" after its main exhibit, JMSDF's diesel-electric submarine . is situated 130 metres north of Yamato Museum.

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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. is situated 100 metres northwest of Yamato Museum.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center, which is situated 140 metres north of Yamato Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kure.

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is a port city in Hiroshima prefecture, . It is the third largest city in the prefecture by population, after Hiroshima and . also administers a number of islands in the , including .

Yamato Museum

Latitude
34.24118° or 34° 14′ 28″ north
Longitude
132.55587° or 132° 33′ 21″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8Q6J6HR4+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34575789
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1063071
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Yamato Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “吳市海事歴史科學館”
  • Chinese: “吳市海事歷史科學館”
  • Chinese: “吴市海事历史科学馆”
  • Chinese: “大和博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Kure Maritiemmuseum”
  • Dutch: “Maritiem Museum Kure”
  • French: “Musée Maritime de Kure”
  • French: “musée Yamato”
  • French: “Musée Yamato”
  • Japanese: “呉市海事歴史科学館”
  • Japanese: “大和ミュージアム”
  • Korean: “구레시 해사역사과학관”
  • Korean: “야마토 박물관”
  • Spanish: “Museo Marítimo de Kure”
  • Spanish: “Museo Yamato”

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Highlights include 大和波止場公園 and Shinkai.

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