Kure Naval Arsenal was one of four principal naval shipyards owned and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Kure Naval Arsenal panorama, 1945
Battleship Yamato under construction at Kure Naval Arsenal, 1941
Midget submarines in a drydock at Kure, 1945
Aircraft carrier Sōryū nearing completion, 1937
Kure is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2023, the city had an estimated population of 208,024 in 106,616 households and a population density of 590 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 352.80 square kilometres (136.22 sq mi). With a strong industrial and naval heritage, Kure hosts the second-oldest naval dockyard in Japan and remains an important base for the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force.
JMSDF Kure District HQJMSDF Kure MuseumYamato MuseumJMU Kure shipyardIrifuneyama MuseumOndō Bridge & Ondo-no-seto
Kure City Hall
Port of Kure seen from Yasumi-yama
JMU Kure shipyard in July 2015