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One exhibition room has a model of the Battleship Yamato wreck.821 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.426 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.396 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.317 views
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Another large exhibition room had a Japanese Zero fighter plane, kaiten manned torpedo, and midget submarine.306 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. 241 views
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Outside the museum, a battleship gun and anchor are displayed.238 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.234 views
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Rudder and propellers of Battleship Yamato.207 views
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Propellers of Battleship Yamato.197 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.188 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.184 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.182 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, 1945.166 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.165 views
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Since the Yamato was built in secrecy, there are very few clear photos of the ship.161 views
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Sample wood paneling used for the model deck.159 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.158 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."148 views
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Midget submarine.145 views
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The model even has little human figures.144 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.137 views
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Gun shells134 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.131 views
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All aboard!129 views
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The JMSDF (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) Kure Museum is mainly a submarine museum whose main attraction is the decommissioned Japanese sub called Akishio. The museum is conveniently right across the street from the Yamato Museum.126 views
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We could also see the submarine museum at the JMSDF Kure Museum adjacent to the Yamato Museum.124 views
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Midget submarine cockpit.122 views
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The former Akishio submarine just stands out and can be seen from boats approaching Kure Port. Very impressive to be seen on land amid small cars passing by. The museum is a short walk from JR Kure Station.119 views
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Kure is a major shipbuilding town.118 views
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Japanese Zero fighter.116 views
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Japanese Zero fighter cockpit.115 views
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Midget submarine cockpit.114 views
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Entering Kure Port terminal.112 views
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Kure Port dock.111 views
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Back of the Yamato Museum facing Kure Port. 107 views
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About midget submarines.105 views
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Welcome to Kure.103 views
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We could look through the periscopes.79 views
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The Akishio submarine was commissioned in March 1986 and decommissioned in March 2004. It was brought here in 2006. The sub is 76.2 meters long. Top speed was 20 knots underwater.78 views
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Periscopes made by Nikon?76 views
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Periscope replica.75 views
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Bunk beds are short and narrow. Two men share one bunk bed as they sleep in turns.75 views
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Toilet on the Akishio submarine.74 views
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Two periscopes.72 views
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The JMSDF Kure Museum is JMSDF's submarine and minesweeping museum. It also has a surface ship museum in Sasebo, Nagasaki and an aircraft museum in Kanoya, Kagoshima.71 views
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Model of the SS Kuroshio sub.71 views
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Sleeping quarters on the Akishio submarine.70 views
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Conference room.70 views
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Captain's quarters. Still pretty cramped.70 views
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The bridge.70 views
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Conference room.69 views
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Pilot seats.68 views
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The museum has one normal building and this decommissioned submarine accessible from the main museum building. The submarine is largely intact on the inside.67 views
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The museum's main building has exhibits explaining about Japanese submarines.66 views
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Captain's quarters. Outfitted with some communications gear at his bedside.66 views
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Looks very complicated.66 views
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JMSDF Kure Museum is open 9 am to 5 pm (enter by 4:30 pm). Closed Tue. (open if a national holiday and closed on the Wed. instead). Free admission. Rudder and propeller of the Akishio submarine.65 views
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Replica of submarine sleeping quarters.65 views
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From the main building, we can cross over to the Akishio submarine.65 views
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Shower and toilet sink on the Akishio.65 views
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Flag of the Japanese navy.64 views
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Japanese submarine classes.64 views
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Looks sturdy enough so the sub won't roll away in a large earthquake.63 views
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