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| Coordinates: 34°15′N 132°34′E / 34.25°N 132.567°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) | ||
| Prefecture | Hiroshima | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Kazutoshi Komura | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 353.74 km2 (136.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (January 2008) |
246,118 | ||
| - Density | 696/km2 (1,802.6/sq mi) | ||
| City Symbols | |||
| - Tree | Oak | ||
| - Flower | Camellia | ||
| Website | City of Kure | ||
| Phone number | 0823-25-3100 | ||
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Kure (呉市 Kure-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan.
As of January 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 246,118 and a density of 696 persons per km². The total area is 353.74 km².
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History
The city was founded on October 1, 1902. Up until the end of World War II, it served as a military and naval center. Headquarters of Independent Field Records was situated there in 1956.
Kure was the home base of the largest battleship ever built, the Yamato. There is still the one of the bases of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) located there, its former center became the JMSDF Regional Kure District. While there is a hospital as a building of the Marine Self Defense Force, there are Escort Flotilla (Destroyers), Submarine Flotilla and the Training Squadron in the Kure District. A museum with a 1:10 scale model of the ship is located in the city.
- July 1, 1889 — Kure Army base founded
- October 1, 1902 — The towns of Washō and Futagawa and the villages of Miyahara and Sōyamada merge to form the city of Kure.
- November 10, 1903 — Kure Naval Arsenal established.
- April 1, 1928 — The towns of Kegoya, Yoshiura, and Aga merge into Kure.
- April 21, 1941 — The town of Nigata and the village of Hiro into Kure.
- May 5, 1945 — Bombing of Hiro Naval Arsenal.
- June 22, 1945 — Bombing of Kure Naval Arsenal.
- July 1, 1945 — Kure Air Raid.
- July 24 - July 28, 1945 — Battle of Kure, American bombers attack the remaining fleet in Kure Naval Base.
- July 1, 1954 — Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces founded.
- October 1, 1956 — The town of Tennō and the village of Shōwa in Aki District, and the village of Gōhara in Kamo District merge into Kure.
- November 1, 2000 — Kure becomes a Special City
- April 1, 2003 — Shimokamagari in Aki District merges into Kure.
- April 1, 2004 — Kawajiri in Toyota District merges into Kure.
- March 20, 2005 — The towns of Ondo, Kurahashi, Kamagari (in Aki District) and the towns of Yasuura, Toyohama and Yutaka (in Toyota District) merge into Kure.
Geography
Kure is located in the South-West of Hiroshima prefecture and faces the Inland Sea. Its climate is mild, and it is a comfortable and natural seaside city.
Kure has a national park nearby. Setonaikai National Park where it holds a spot in each of Hyogo, Wakayama, Okayama, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Fukuoka, Ooita and Hiroshima is a very large domain. And Kure can access them easily. It is southwestern from the city area where a Hillock (Yasumiyama) has the city as the one. It is the perfect prospects ground watching Kure.
Transportation
Kure has a single line railroad on the Kure Line, this is operated by West Japan Railway Company. It leads to Hiroshima, which is a terminal station.
There has been a municipal bus since December 1, 1942. The Kure City Transportation Bureau (Kure City Bus) started using natural gas in 2002. There is a bus route run by Hiroshima Electric Railway, too. In addition, there is Bōyo Kisen, which operates the San'yō Bus and Setouchi Sankō which runs two bus enterprises.
National Route 31 spreads out from Kure to Kaita, but the distance of the road is short. National Route 185 is connected from Kure to Mihara. This road has a view of the Inland Sea. National Route 375 is a 165 km long road to be connected from Kure to Ōda, Shimane. U.S. forces can use this way for their ammunition transportation. National Route 487 spreads out from Kure to the city of Hiroshima. This road crosses the Ondo Bridge, and goes around Etajima.
Though they are independent roads, separate from National Routes, there are a series of access roads toward the archipelago of the city. The Akinada Islands series of bridges conclude at Shimokamagari island, Kamikamagari island, Toyoshima, Osakishimojima, Herashima, Nakanoshima at seven bridges. Toyoshima Bridge, concluding at Toyoshima regards traffic of a ship as Kamikamagari island, and is 50 m high from the surface of the sea.
Economy
- IHI Marine United (IHI Corporation)
- Nisshin Steel
- Yodogawa Steel Works
- Babcock-Hitachi (Hitachi Ltd)
- Sailor Pen Company
- Disco Corporation
- Mitutoyo
- Oji Paper Company
Tourism
Museums
- Kure Municipal Museum of Art and Museum Avenue
- Irifuneyama Memorial Museum
- Sannose Gohonjin Art and Culture
- Rantokaku Art Museum Rantokaku Art Museum Branch Rantokaku Art Museum (English)
- Kurahashi-cho Nagato Museum of Shipbuilding History
- Yamato Museum
Shrines
Historical places
- Former Kre-chinjyufu
- Mitarai Mitarai Historical Heritage (Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings in Japan)
- Former House of Prince Takamatsu
- House of Kimiyo Fjii
Parks and Gardens
- Rekishi-no-mieru-Oka and the Park
- Nagasako Park
- Allay Karasu Kojima Park
- Ondono-seto and the Park
- Setonaikai National Park
- Kure Port-pia Park
- Nikokyo Park
Mountains
- Mount Noro
- Haiga-mine
- Mount Yasumi
- Nikyu-kyo
- Honjho Suigenchi
Beaches
Others
Festivals
- Kure Port Festival (April 28 or 29)
- Kure Fireworks above the Sea (late July or early August)
- Kameyama Shrine Festival (2nd Sunday in October, and the day before the sunday)
Sister cities
Daisen, Tottori, Japan
Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, America
Marbella, Andalusia, Spain
Jinhae, Gyeongsangnam, Korea
Wenzhou. Zhejiang, China - sister port city
People from Kure
Musicians
- Kazuhisa Okubo
- Kenji Okahira (19)
- Akira Sakata
- Megumi Ohashi
- Akira Okamoto
- Hitomi Shimatani
- Koji Takata
- Michiru Jo
- Miyu Matsuki
Authors
- Hiromu Ono
- Komimasa Tanaka
- Shinji Wada
- Kiyoshi Sori
Sports
- Kazuto Tsuruoka
- Tatsuro Hirooka
- Fumio Fujimura
- Yasuhiro Kunisada
- Hirokazu Ozaki
- Tatsuji Nishimura
- Shinji Hamazaki
- Susumu Yuki
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kure, Hiroshima |
- Kure official website in Japanese and official site in English
- Kure City Travel and Event Guide
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