Yamato Museum
The Yamato Museum is the nickname of the Kure Maritime Museum in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Photo: Wei-Te Wong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include JMSDF Kure Museum and JDS Akishio.
JMSDF Kure Museum
Museum
Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. JMSDF Kure Museum is situated 130 metres north of 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. JDS Akishio is situated 100 metres northwest of Yamato Museum.
You Me Town Kure
Shopping center
Photo: Sanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
You Me Town Kure is a shopping center, which is situated 140 metres north of Yamato Museum.
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.
Yamato Museum
- Categories: naval museum, history museum, local museum, science museum, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.24118° or 34° 14′ 28″ northLongitude
132.55587° or 132° 33′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8Q6J6HR4+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 34575789OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata 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”
- Japanese: “大和ﾐｭｰｼﾞｱﾑ”
- 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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