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Yamato Museum

Hiroshima · Kure · Museums

Japanese name: 呉 大和ミュージアム

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Yamato Museum
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WHAT TO DOYamato Museum

A tenth-scale battleship Yamato. This was once the greatest naval port in Japan.

WHEREHiroshima

Aki · Kure

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A tenth-scale battleship Yamato. This was once the greatest naval port in Japan.

About this place

The Yamato Museum (大和ミュージアム, Yamato Museum) is the nickname of the Kure Maritime Museum (呉市海事歴史科学館, Kure-shi Kaiji Rekishi Kagakukan) in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan.

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Founded / opened：2005

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