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To coincide with the reopening of the Yamato Museum, a city-wide bus tour has begun operation. Why not join this bus tour to experience the charm of Kure, along with a visit to the Yamato Museum? ☆Tour application page...

Get a coupon when you drive around Kure in a rental car! To celebrate the reopening of the Yamato Museum, we're giving away a "Kure Sightseeing Special Coupon" for each person in your party! You can choose your rental car company...

The travel media outlet "Kotorippu WEB" has published a feature article on Kure City titled "7 Things to Enjoy in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture: A Stroll Through a Naval Port Town and a Relaxing Island Trip." The article covers the Yamato Museum, the Iron Whale Museum, Irifune...

A casual island trip to Ondo and Kurahashi Island. A short drive from the center of Kure City to Ondo and Kurahashi Island. Cross the Ondo Bridge and enjoy a cafe crawl along the coast of Kurahashi Island. After a stroll along Katsurahama Beach, head to a relaxing hot spring. It will soothe both your mind and body...

Take a stroll through the retro town of Mitarai, a port town on Osaki-Shimojima Island! Mitarai, a port town on Osaki-Shimojima Island, is charming because it's compact enough to get around on foot, from lunch and cafes to souvenir shopping. Enjoy the nostalgic scenery...

Enjoy Kure's gourmet delights! Scenic views and souvenir shopping await! Kure City boasts a wealth of local cuisine, including Kure cold noodles, bread, and local sake! Today, we'll be visiting some of the best restaurants loved by locals...

Let's go to Mt. Noro! At 839m above sea level, Mt. Noro is the highest mountain in Kure City! It's very popular with hikers, bikers, campers, and adults and children alike!

Kure : le parfum de l'aventure entr...

Kure: The fragrance of adventure Nestled between the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu...

We are creating a map of the locations of movies that were shot in Kure City. Come and experience the atmosphere of the movies while touring the locations in Kure City. The locations are still inhabited by locals. Please observe proper etiquette.

In fiscal year 2023, we held a working group to create a model tourist course for Kure City. Kure citizens divided into groups to think about where they would like tourists to visit, what their attractions are, and how to get there, and came up with six models...

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...

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.

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...

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.