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Kure City has flourished as a naval town since the Meiji era. During the Pacific War, it was the town that built the battleship "Yamato" with its advanced shipbuilding technology. Even now, it is a base for the Maritime Self-Defense Force, and there are places where you can see warships up close, as well as historical sites...

Kure Bay Walking Cruise with a Kure Tourism Volunteer Guide Among the regular services from Kure to Etajima, the 12:20 and 14:22 services every Sunday have guides from the Kure Tourism Volunteer Association on board to show you the scenery from the boat...

Yuri Tamura is an announcer working for RCC Chugoku Broadcasting, one of Hiroshima's broadcasting stations. She travels around Hiroshima prefecture doing food reports and street walks on information programs, and the products and foods she introduces are huge sellers! She is from Kure City...

Kure City, together with 27 other municipalities nationwide, was recognized as a Japan Heritage site by the Agency for Cultural Affairs on May 24, 2018, as a new constituent municipality of the "Kitamaebune Ports and Shipowners' Villages" that were recognized as Japan Heritage sites in April 2017 by 11 cities and towns in seven prefectures along the Sea of Japan coast.

During the Meiji period, Japan, as a modern nation, needed to have maritime defenses to compete with the Western powers, so a national project was launched to build military ports in four natural harbors and establish naval bases there. People and cutting-edge technology gathered in quiet farming and fishing villages...

If you go to Kure, you have to try something unique to Kure! Kure, which faces the calm Seto Inland Sea, has been walking hand in hand with the sea. Until the Edo period, Kure was a port town that was half farming and half fishing, but in the Meiji period, a naval base was established as a naval base, and it became a military port...

Kure City has been known as a naval town since the Meiji era, and even today as a town of the Maritime Self-Defense Force and shipbuilding, and as the legendary town of Taira no Kiyomori. Many buildings, tourist facilities, and food culture remain throughout the city, conveying that history to the present day.

Kure is an emotional town where you can feel glimpses of the history of the navy and shipbuilding here and there, and it feels somehow nostalgic yet new. On the first day, we walked through this town with its unique charm, and on the second day, we drove to Tobishima Kaido...

Kure City is fun to visit on a day trip, but why not stay overnight and enjoy the city at night? Whether you're with your partner or friends, you can have a great time admiring the night scenery and touring the food stalls. You can also take an evening cruise or watch the astronomical objects in the night sky...

A port town, a retro town, a scenic town with many islands... Kure City has a nostalgic feel to it. Since the Meiji era, it has flourished as the largest military port in the Orient and the largest naval arsenal in Japan, and is known as the town where the battleship "Yamato" was built...

Kure City, which stretches from the coast where the mountains meet the sea to the Seto Inland Sea with its floating islands, has many photo spots rich in nature. Mountains blooming with flowers of every season, beaches overlooking the deep blue sea, and islands dyed in the sunset.

The city of Kure is home to many historical sites, including historical buildings and cultural heritage sites. When you visit these ancient buildings, you feel as if you have traveled back in time, and when you unravel the history, you can learn something new...

Take a short trip around the Seto Inland Sea on the tourist train "etSETOra" and the tourist high-speed cruiser "SEA SPICA" that will get you in the mood for travel. First, board the "etSETOra" at Kure Station and head to Mihara Station while enjoying the beautiful views of the Seto Inland Sea's islands.

Before the war, Kure City flourished as a naval arsenal and military port town, and after the war, it flourished as a manufacturing town with shipbuilding and steel industries. It has a rich culture that has been nurtured uniquely, and is full of charm that cannot be found in other cities and towns. Many movies have been filmed in Kure City...

Workation refers to the practice of working remotely in tourist and resort areas while taking a vacation. It has been gaining attention in recent years as a new way of working. Kure City, located on the coast, is dotted with islands of various sizes, making it a very convenient place to stay.

Kure City is participating in and operating the "Hiroshima Free Wi-Fi" public wireless LAN project being developed by Hiroshima City. Public wireless LAN is available at eight tourist facilities in Kure City.

The "Akinada Tobishima Kaido" begins in Kawajiri-cho, Kure City, and is a sea route that connects seven islands and seven bridges. Shimokamagari Island, Kami-kamagari Island, Teshima Island, Osakishimo Island, and Okamura Island in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture are all connected by the "Akinada Tobishima Kaido Cycling Road"...