Yamato Museum
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| Established | 2005 |
| Location | 5-20 Takara-machi, Kure, Hiroshima |
| Website | yamato.kure-city.jp |
The Yamato Museum is a nickname of the "Kure Maritime Museum" in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan.
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[edit] History
The museum opened on April 23, 2005. It is nicknamed the Yamato Museum due to the display in the lobby of the large model ship Yamato Hiroba, a 1/10 scale model of the Japanese battleship Yamato (see image at right).
[edit] Museum
[edit] Exhibition Rooms
- Yamato Hiroba - 1/10 scale of the Japanese battleship Yamato
- History of Kure - as the shipbuilding, port city and the chinjyufu
- Large Objects Exhibition Room
- Shipbuilding Technology
- Future Prospects
[edit] Other rooms
- Experiment work room
- Library
- The citizens gallery
- Meeting rooms
[edit] Fourth floor view terrace
The museum has an observation terrace on the 4th floor of the building, where people can stand to view the area.
[edit] Museum shop Yamato
The museum contains a gift shop.
[edit] Outside
- Brick park
- Lawn plaza
- Yamato Wharf
[edit] Access
- JR Kure Station
- Kure City bus "Youmetown Yamato Museum-mae" bus stop
- Kure Port
[edit] See also
Media related to Yamato Museum at Wikimedia Commons
[edit] References
- Museum website: Yamato Museum (English).
[edit] External links
- Yamato Museum (homepage, in English)
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