Yamato Museum (in Kure)
This museum introduces the history of Kure, which was formerly the
foremost naval harbor in Asia, as well as shipbuilding technology. There
is an impressive one-tenth scale model of the battleship Yamato.
Access
- 25 minutes from Hiroshima Port by high-speed boat or 20 minutes by car using toll roads.
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