Kure, Hiroshima
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History
In 1894, Prime Minister Itō Hirobumi transfered the Imperial Headquarters (Daihon'ei) to Kure.[2]
The modern city of Kure was founded in 1902.
The natural harbor was a naval base until the end of the Second World War.[1] The Japanese battleship Yamato was built at Kure.[3]
Timeline
- 1889: Kure Army base established
- 1894: Imperial Diet met at Kure[2]
- 1902: City of Kure created from merger of Washō, Futagawa, Miyahara and Sōyamada
- 1903: Kure Naval Arsenal established.
Education
- Goko Academy
Kure, Hiroshima Media
Port of Kure seen from Yasumi-yama
JMU Kure shipyard in July 2015
JMSDF submarine flotilla in Kure
Exterior view of the Yamato Museum and adjacent JMSDF Kure Museum
Kure train station, Japan
Alphanumeral road sign for the Higashihiroshima Expressway
Alphanumeral road sign for Hiroshima-Kure Road
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kure" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 577.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Endoh, Taoke. (2009). Exporting Japan: Politics of Emigration to Latin America, p. 220 n31.
- ↑ "Yamato (Battleship, 1941-1945)" at History.navy.mil Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-2-26.
Other websites
Media related to Kure, Hiroshima at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.city.kure.lg.jp/english/index.html Archived 2013-03-07 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
- Yamato Museum
Geographic data related to Kure, Hiroshima at OpenStreetMap
