 Most viewed - Yamato Museum (Kure Maritime Museum) 呉市海事歴史科学館 大和ミュージアム |
One exhibition room has a model of the Battleship Yamato wreck.831 views
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Battleship Yamato has an Imperial chrysanthemum crest on the bow. This was one of the things which helped to identify the wreck on the sea bottom.436 views
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Yamato Museum's main attraction is this large scale model of Battleship Yamato. You can walk around it. This area of the museum is called Yamato Hiroba.402 views
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The scale model of the battleship is 26.3 meters long. It has been reconstructed as accurately as possible based on photographs and exploration of the wreck.324 views
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Another large exhibition room had a Japanese Zero fighter plane, kaiten manned torpedo, and midget submarine.315 views
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Battleship Yamato was commissioned a week after the Pearl Harbor attack in Dec. 1941. It was Japan's most powerful battleship and now legendary. It turned out to be great waste since the big guns were hardly used and it was sunk 4 years later. 247 views
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Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's connection with Kure. On the bridge of the Yamato, he commanded the fleet at the Battle of Midway.245 views
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Outside the museum, a battleship gun and anchor are displayed.244 views
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Rudder and propellers of Battleship Yamato.216 views
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Propellers of Battleship Yamato.210 views
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"Yamato" is another name for Japan, and so it is a very revered and prestigious name for any ship. Many movies, anime, etc., have been based on Battleship Yamato which retains a strong cultural influence in Japan.193 views
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The Yamato's final mission was suicidal. It was ordered to go to Okinawa in April 1945 and beach herself offshore so it wouldn't sink. While beached, it would fire its guns at the enemy on Okinawa.192 views
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The Yamato Museum is open 9 am to 6 pm (enter by 5:30 pm). Admission is 500 yen for adults, 300 yen for high schoolers, and 200 yen for kids. Battleship Yamato was built in Kure.186 views
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Sample wood paneling used for the model deck.171 views
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Yamato Museum's official name is Kure Maritime Museum. Although the 1/10 scale model of Battleship Yamato is the main attraction, it also has other exhibits explaining Kure's maritime history.170 views
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On her way to Okinawa, the Yamato was spotted by US submarines and aircraft and sunk by American carrier-based bombers and torpedo bombers on April 7, 1945.170 views
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Kure Port in Hiroshima Prefecture. We arrived from Etajima island across the Seto Inland Sea. Kure is also a short train ride from Hiroshima Station.167 views
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Since the Yamato was built in secrecy, there are very few clear photos of the ship.167 views
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From the boat, we could see the dock where the Battleship Yamato was built in Kure, Hiroshima. "Kure" is pronounced "Kuray" not like the word "cure."156 views
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Midget submarine.155 views
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The model even has little human figures.149 views
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Battleship Mutsu plaque. After seeing the Yamato Museum, be sure to cross the street over to the submarine museum called the JMSDF (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) Kure Museum.145 views
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Gun shells144 views
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41-cm diameter gun from Battleship Mutsu, outside the Yamato Museum. Until the Yamato was built, the Mutsu was Japan's largest battleship.139 views
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All aboard!135 views
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We could also see the submarine museum at the JMSDF Kure Museum adjacent to the Yamato Museum.128 views
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Midget submarine cockpit.128 views
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Midget submarine cockpit.125 views
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Japanese Zero fighter.125 views
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Kure is a major shipbuilding town.122 views
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Japanese Zero fighter cockpit.122 views
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Kure Port dock.120 views
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Entering Kure Port terminal.119 views
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Back of the Yamato Museum facing Kure Port. 114 views
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About midget submarines.114 views
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Welcome to Kure.107 views
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