Established 2005 (2005) Opened 23 April 2005 | Website yamato.kure-city.jp Phone +81 823-25-3017 | |
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Location 5-20 Takara-machi, Kure, Hiroshima Address 5-20 Takaramachi, Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture 737-0029, Japan Hours Open today · 9AM–6PMMonday9AM–6PMTuesdayClosedWednesday9AM–6PMThursday9AM–6PMFriday9AM–6PMSaturday9AM–6PMSunday9AM–6PMSuggest an edit Similar JMSDF Kure Museum, Kure Station, Akishio (SS‑579), Areikarasukojima Park, Ondo‑no‑seto Profiles | ||
The Yamato Museum is a nickname of the Kure Maritime Museum in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan.
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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, a 1/10 scale model of the battleship, Yamato. The Yamato was the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet in World War II. It was sunk south of the Japanese island of Kyushu in 1945. The museum is located where the battleship was completed.
Exhibition rooms
Other rooms
The museum includes an experiment work room, library, citizens' gallery, meeting rooms, and gift shop, and an observation terrace on the 4th floor where people can view the area.
Outside
Outside the museum there is a brick park, a lawn plaza, and Yamato Wharf. The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Kure Museum, which includes the retired JMSDF Yūshio-class submarine Akishio (SS-579), is located next to the Yamato Museum.
Yamato wreckage
The sunken Yamato was surveyed previously, but in May 2015, digital technology was used for the first time. The footage shows many identifiable parts of the wreckage, such as the chrysanthemum crest on the bow, the 5 m (16 ft)-diameter propeller, and the detached main gun turret. The museum plans to show the nine-minute video repeatedly in its theater.
Museum partnership
In 2015, the museum announced that it had entered into a sister museum partnersip with the USS Missouri Memorial Association in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The agreement commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.