Kure

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. 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 ... more

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. 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. Kure is located in the South-West of Hiroshima prefecture and faces the Inland Sea. Its climate is mild, and it is a... less