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All Japan Kure

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Kure

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Kure, Japan

Updated October 25, 2018

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Helmsman’s station aboard the Akishio

Kure, Japan

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarine Museum

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."
Yamato model

Kure, Japan

Battleship Yamato Museum

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.
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Decorative brushes at the Kumano Brush Festival.

Kumano-chō, Japan

Fudenosato Kobo Brush Museum

This little town supplies Japan with most of its calligraphy brushes, still made by hand from animal fur.
6 miles from Kure
The Human Shadow Etched in Stone.

Hiroshima, Japan

Human Shadow Etched in Stone

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.
11 miles from Kure
Atomic Bomb Dome

Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
11 miles from Kure
The hypocenter and surrounding devastation immediately after the detonation of the bomb

Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima's Hypocenter

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
11 miles from Kure
Paper cranes at Orizuru Wall

Hiroshima, Japan

Orizuru Wall

This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.
11 miles from Kure
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Navy curry and rice is both practical and delicious.

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Ships and submarines have their own unique recipes.
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