Yamato Museum

Overview

The Kure Maritime Museum is a municipal maritime museum and science center in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture. It exhibits and holds many materials related to the former Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamato, including a one-tenth-scale model, and its nickname, the Yamato Museum, has become more widely established than its formal name. It opened on April 23, 2005.

Highlights

• ●An exhibition centered on a one-tenth-scale model of the former Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamato
• ●The nickname Yamato Museum, better known than its formal name
• ●A building designed by Kume Sekkei and a recipient of the Public Buildings Award
• ●Its character as a municipal maritime museum and science center run by the city of Kure

History

It opened on April 23, 2005, as a municipal facility of the city of Kure. The building was designed by Kume Sekkei and received the Public Buildings Award. It collects and displays materials on maritime history and science, and is known as a facility opened in the Heisei era.

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Arrive at the museum in Kure
2. 2View the one-tenth-scale model of the battleship Yamato
3. 3Tour the exhibits on maritime history and science
4. 4Take in the building designed by Kume Sekkei

Did you know?

💡 The nickname Yamato Museum has become more widely established than the facility's formal name.

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