Kure City Tourism Guidebook

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Being surrounded by the sea, Japan has various
seaside towns that have their own atmosphere.
Among them, the Seto Inland Sea area now has been attracting much attention.
Kure Cit y, ad jacent to Hirosh ima Cit y, is located in t he area.
Beautiful landscapes of islands. Warm-hearted local people. Vibrant towns.
Various traditions have been handed down from ancient times. Delicious food.
The seaside town Kure has a variety of characteristics.
Why is Kure popular now?
To ﬁnd out the answer, why don t you visit the city as many times as you like?
Now the popularK u r e - s h i （ K u r e C i t y s o f ﬁ c i a l m a s c o t ）i s

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Region Promotion App"MY KURE"
This app has information on tourism, restaurants, and souvenir shops in Kure City.
It has guide functions for tourist spots, restaurants, and souvenir shops, as well as alanguage interpretation function for communication with local people and staff.
App download and membership registration are free.
Take this opportunity to register as a member and enjoy Kure tourism.

Download the "Gotochi Navi"
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Exciting location.
Your Kure experience
starts here.
Take a leisurely stroll aroundKure, a city of Japan Heritage.
Naval Station Yokosuka,
Kure, Sasebo and Maizuru
The city allows you toexperience the powerfulmodernization of Japan

Kure Port where you can see
large tankers under construction,
cranes, and ships that come and go withthe breeze leaving a scent of history.

JMSDF Kure Museum
The only museum in Japan that
displays a real submarine out of water.
In addition to the submarine that isopen to the public, the history of theJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force（JMSDF）and minesweeper activities
are also on display.

■ 10:00‒18:00（Last entry 17:30）■ Closed on Tuesdays（Closed on thenext day, if Tuesday is a national
holiday.）, December 29 〜 January 3■ Free of charge
P Parking lot available next to Yamato■
Museum（paid parking）℡ ☎0823-21-6111■

Yushio-Type
Submarine

Akishio

Length: 76.2m（about thesize of a jumbo jet）
Weight: 2,250 tons
●Launched in 1986, anddecommissioned in March,
2004.

Yamato Museum（Kure Maritime Museum）

Japan
Heritage

The world s largest battleship
Yamato which was built in Kure has
been re-created at 1/10 scale and isdisplayed at the museum, along withother large items such as a ZeroFighter and a human torpedo Kaiten.
The history of Kure developed alongwith the modernization of Japan, andthe science and technology of
shipbuilding and steelmaking that
supported its history have been handed
down to the present day.
■ 9:00‒18:00（Last entry 17:30）■ Closed on Tuesdays（Closed on thenext day, if Tuesday is a national
holiday.）
Open every day during Golden Week
（April 29‒May 5）, summer vacation（July 21-August 31）, and New Year sholiday（Dec 29‒Jan 3）.
■ Adults（includes college students andabove）¥500, High school students ¥300,
Elementary and junior high school
students ¥200 *Extra charges for special
exhibitions
P Approx. 67 cars（pay parking）■℡ ☎0823-25-3017■

Alley Karasu Kojima
It s rare in this world to see submarines up close,
but you can do that in this park. Brick buildings
from the former naval arsenal can be seen in thesurrounding area, giving the park an old
fashioned atmosphere.
■ At Kure Station Bus Terminal, take the Kure
Kurahashijima Line bus. Get off at Sensuitai-mae andwalk for one minute.
P 28 normal size cars, 10 buses（Free of charge）■℡ ☎0823-23-7845（Kure City Tourism Information Center）■

Japan
Heritage

JMSDF naval vessel open to the public
At JMSDF Kure Naval Base, one naval vessel is open to the public every
1st and 3rd Sunday.A different naval vessel is chosen every week so you
can enjoy visiting many times.（*You may take photos outside the naval
vessel. Advance reservation required. For more information, go to theofﬁcial website of Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure District.）■ At Kure Station Bus Terminal, take the Kure Kurahashijima Line bus. Get
off at Showa Futo-mae and walk for one minute.
P Not Available（a 5 minutes walk from the Alley Karasu Kojima parking）■℡ ☎ 0823-22-5511（ Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure District Inspector General■
Department, Public Affairs Section）

Walk through the town of Kure, whichstill retains vestiges of the former times
when it ﬂourished as a naval port.
Maybe the naval personnel strolled around here viewing this scenery?
Reﬂecting on its history, you can enjoy the unique atmosphere of Kureat your own pace.

8 th Commanding Officer of the Kure Naval Station
Tomosaburo Kato Bronze Sculpture
Tomosaburo Kato was a naval soldier and a native of Hiroshima Prefecture. From 1909（Meiji 42）to 1913（Taisho 2）,
he arrived at Kure to take up his post as the commanding officer of the Kure Naval Station. In 1922（Taisho 11）, he
was the ﬁrst Hiroshima native to be inaugurated as Japan s Prime Minister. At the Washington Conference, hestressed the importance of national defense through diplomacy. He actively supported disarmament and was highly
praised both in and out of Japan.
In honor of his achievements, there is a bronze statue of him erected in front of the former ofﬁcial residence of thecommanding officer of the Kure Naval Station（in the Irifuneyama Memorial Museum）.

Irifuneyama Memorial Museum
The former ofﬁcial residence of the Kure Naval Station Admiral, a National Important Cultural
Property, is located inside the museum. It was restored as it had been in 1905 based on the original
documents found recently. Its walls and the European-style ceilings of the building are covered anddecorated with Kinkarakami （Japanese gilded embossed paper）, which are worth looking at.
The former Naval Arsenal Tower Clock was constructed inside the former Naval Base in 1921, andkept its time till the end of the war together with Kure Base.
It is the oldest electric parent-and-child system clock still working in Japan. The melody coming out
from the tower four times a day was composed by elementary and junior high school students in Kure.
■ 9:00‒17:00（Last entry until 16:30）■ Closed on Tuesdays（Closed on the next day, if Tuesday is anational holiday）, December 29‒January 3.
■ Adults（University students and older）¥250, High school
students ¥150, Elementary and junior high school students ¥100
■ Thirteen-minute walk from JR Kure Station. By bus, at Kure
Station Bus Terminal, take the Kure Kurahashijima Line bus,
get off at Meganebashi and walk for three minutes.
P Approx. 122 cars（paid parking）■℡ ☎0823-21-1037■

Former Kure Navy
Petty Ofﬁcers
Assembly Hall
（Aoyama Club）

Japan
Heritage

Gingko Connected to
Fleet Admiral Togo
A gingko seedling was gifted from the Japanese government to theUnited Kingdom in the 1870s and was planted in Pembroke.
Locally, over the years it has been known locally as Fleet Admiral
Togo s Gingko Tree. As part of a homecoming project by local
Kure residents, a cuttage seedling of the gingko in Pembroke wasplanted in Irifuneyama Park（beside the former detached room of
the residence of Fleet Admiral Togo）in 2020.

The Aoyama Club was established in 1903 as a recreational facility Kure Navy Petty Ofﬁcers Assembly Hall（Kure Kaigun
Kashisotsu Shukaijo） which included entertainment and socializing for petty ofﬁcers and sailors. It was renamed as the Kure Navy
Petty Ofﬁcers Assembly Hall（Kure Kaigun Kashikanhei Shukaijo） in 1921. In 1936, it underwent a large scale reconstruction. With areinforced concrete structure, it took on its modern, present form. During the war it became well known as a social place for the
Navy and ordinary citizens to connect.
After the war, the building was used as Kure House until the withdrawal of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces in 1956.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force used it as a recreational facility after the BCOF s withdrawal. However all uses were ended in 2017.
At present you can still see the exterior of the building.
■ Ten-minute walk from JR Kure Station. By bus, at Kure Station Bus Terminal, take the Kure Kurahashijima Line and get off at Meganebashi.

Bijutsukan-Dori Street and Kure Municipal Museum of Art
This street lined with pine trees heals the hearts of people who walkit. Bijutsukan-Dori Street has been chosen as one of "Japan's 100 beststreets." The "Kure Municipal Museum of Art"lies at the end of this gently sloping street. The
museum collects and displays various
masterpieces from Japan and overseas.
■ Same as Irifuneyama Memorial Museum■ Same as Irifuneyama Memorial Museum℡ ☎0823-25-2007（Kure Municipal Museum of Art）■

Battleship Yamato is also hidden here!
This popular secret spot is located on
Bijutsukan-Dori Street and theroad in front of the Former Navy
Cemetery (the main gate ofNagasako Elementary School).
Let s ﬁnd manhole covers that
depict the Battleship Yamato!

Hill Overlooking History

Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure District
Inspector General Department Building
Japan（Former Kure Naval Station Building） Heritage

From here you can take an overall view fromthe Historical dock site where the battleship
Yamato was constructed to the former Kure
A re presen t a t i ve br ick bu i ld i ng o f K u re,Naval Arsenal Shipyards which symbolize thecompleted in 1907. The combination of bricks
history of Kure after the Meiji period. Also
and granite strikes a beautiful color contrast.
the Shiki Haiku Memorial Stone（Hototogisu
Open to the public every 1st and 3rd Sunday.
Kuhi）, and the Great Ah Battleship Yamato（＊Advance reservation required. For more information,
Monument are located on the hill.
■ At Kure Station Bus Terminal, take Kure
Kurahashijima Line bus. Get off at
Shikikuhi-mae and walk for three minutes.
P Not Available■
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Heritagego to the ofﬁcial website of Maritime Self-Defense
Force Kure District.）■ At Kure Station Bus Terminal, take the Kure
Kurahashijima Line bus. Get off at Sokanbu-mae
and walk for one minute.
P Not Available■℡ ☎ 0823-22-5511（Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure■
District Inspector General Department, Public Affairs
Section）

Nagasako Park
（Former Navy Cemetery）

Hiroshima-Kure Road

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Since the establishment of Kure Naval
Station in 1889, Kure developed as anaval base city. There are still a lot of
historical sites, ruins, and remains related to31
Kure Naval Station.
Let s stroll around Kure while experiencing thepowerful modernization of Japan.

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Kure Central
Pier Terminal

Miyahara Water
Puriﬁcation Plant
Low-zone Distribution
Reservoir

Former Oﬃcial
Residence ofCommanding Oﬃcerof the Kure
Naval Station
Former Kure
Naval Arsenal
Clock Tower（Viewable from outsideof the plant）

Kure Maritime Museum（Yamato Museum）
Former Kure Naval Arsenal Shipyard
Shipbuilding Dock Big Roof

Maritime Self-Defense Force
Kure District Inspector General
Department Building（Former Kure Naval Station Building）（Only the outside is viewablefrom Hill Overlooking History）

Alley
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Former Detached
Room of the
Residence of Fleet
Admiral Togo

Brick Buildings in the District
and Kure Naval Station
Underground Facilities
Map of Kure
Naval Port

Showacho
Brick Warehouses（Only the outside is viewable）

Hill Overlooking History
Kure Trade Warehouse Transportation Ltd.

Former Kure Naval Arsenal
Site of Navy Engineer Training Centerand surrounding naval remains

Daikure Co., Ltd. Kure No. 2 Factory

Former Powder
Magazine of
Takagarasu Battery

Food Stalls of Kuramoto Street
This is a unique street in Japan where electricity
as well as water and sewer services are provided
for food stalls.
You can visit the street at night and enjoy foodat old but fashionable stalls that offer creative
cuisine.
10 minutes walk from JR Kure Station■ At Kure Station Bus Terminal, take the Tatsukawa
Line bus and get off at Chuo 3-chome.
■ City-run parking lots, etc., are available（paid parking）.
●Car GPS search:（Kure City Library ☎0823-21-3014）℡ ☎0823-23-7845（Kure City Tourism Information Center）■

Mt.Haigamine
At 737m above sea level, you can enjoy a 360-degree
grand panoramic view from the observatory. The
beautiful night view of the port town is known as
one of the best three views in the Chugoku-Shikoku
region. This is a romantic spot where it is said that
couples who can ﬁnd the lines of lights that look
like the letters Kure will get married.

Nagasako Park
（Former NavalJapan
Cemetery） Heritage
Established in 1890 as a cemeteryfor naval personnel.
There are many memorial
monuments including a monument
for the war dead of the battleship
Yamato.
■ Free of charge■ At Kure Station Bus Terminal,
take Naganoki Nagasako Line bus
and get off at Nagasako-cho.
P Approx. 7 cars（free of charge）■℡ ☎0823-25-1362（ Preservation■
Society for the Former Kure Navy
Cemetery）■ About 30 minutes by car from Kure City center
P Approx. 6 cars（Free of charge）■℡ 0823-23-7845（Kure City Tourism Information Center）■

Japan Coast Guard
Japan
Academy Brick Hall
Heritage
Japan Coast Guard Museum
The Brick Hall is a brick building that was constructed in 1914
as a pyrotechnics factory machine room of the Kure Navy Arsenal. It is a valuable building
that, as the First Factory for the Navy, supported the modernization of Japan andconveyed the spirit of the times. In the Japan Coast Guard Museum which is within thepremises, you can learn about the history of Kure which has protected Japan s seas.
（*The Japan Coast Guard Museum is available for visits. Reservations required. For details,
please see the website http://www.jcga.ac.jp）■ 9:00‒16:00■ Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, New Yearʼs holiday（December 28‒January 4）■ Free of charge■ At Kure Station Bus Terminal, take the Yoshiura Tenno Line（bound for Tenno） bus. Get off
at Kaijo Hoan Daigakko Iriguchi and walk for 10 minutes.
℡ ☎0823-21-4961（General Affairs Section, General Affairs Department, Japan Coast Guard Academy）■

Remembering Suzu from the Manga
In This Corner of the World.
This is one of the locations for the Manga
In This Corner of the World, which
depicted Kure during the Second World War.
This is the place where the heroine Suzu
walked in front of a storehouse.
The storehouse Mitsugura in the old
Sawahara family residence was established in
1809.
It was uniquely built using both straw walls and plaster walls, and it
has been designated as an Important Cultural Property.

【The old Sawahara family residence（Mitsugura）】■ At Kure Station Bus Terminal, take the Sanjo Niko Takaramachi Line bus.
Get off at Higashi Chuo 2-chome and walk for 3 minutes.
℡ ☎0823-25-3462（Kure City Cultural Promotion Section）■

A donation from
Fumiyo Kono,
manga artist of
the Manga In
This Corner ofthe World. This place is a model of the house
where the heroine Suzu lived.
The layout of the Hojo House is reproduced with
off-color interlocking and concrete. An
information board with a design provided by
Fumiyo Kono and a stool decorated with acommissioned design are set up here.

【Suzu s House（Model）】■ At Kure Station Bus Terminal, take the TatsukawaLine. Get off at the Tatsukawa bus stop and walk for
10 minutes.（There is no parking lot nearby.）Seto Inland Sea has its own healing view
where beautiful islands are located.
Mt. Noro, part of the Setonaikai National Park, is the spot in
which the Kawajiri and Yasuura area takes pride in.
For the Setonaikai National Park, the mountain is 839 m high,the second highest next to Mt. Rokko in Kobe.
After taking in the beautiful view of a group of the islands,
you will enjoy your stay to the fullest.

Noro Kogen Lodge
This is an ideal place to enjoy food from
Mt. Noro. Specialty dishes including wildboar hotpot and dishes that use seasonal
ingredients are served.
You can also view the group of islands
connected by Akinada Bridge andKamagari Bridge from Hachimaki
Viewing Platform（mountainside）, Kabuto
Rock Viewing Platform（mountaintop）,
and Hoshi Furu Viewing Platform（mountaintop）.
■ Refer to the website; www.norosan.or.jp/■ About a 2 hour walk from Aki-Kawajiri
Station *Free shuttle service is available
from Aki-Kawajiri Station.（Reservation
required）■ About one hour by car from Kure City
center（via Sazanami Skyline）
P Approx. 200 cars（Free of charge）■℡ ☎0823-87-2390■

Sazanami Skyline
A main road toward Mt. Noro.
You can enjoy seasonal landscapes such as a row of cherry trees,colorful autumn leaves, as well as the scenery of beautiful
islands in Seto Inland Sea.
■ About 1 hour by car from Kure City center

Yasuura Museum ofHistory and Folklore（Kunzo Minami Memorial Hall）
The home and the atelier of the master of Western-style paintingsof modern Japan, the great painter Kunzo Minami, has beenrenovated. His works as well as items he regularly used are
displayed here. The main house, which is assumed to have been
built in the late Edo Era, is extremely valuable for learning about
the architectural style of the time.
■ 9:00‒16:30■ Closed on Tuesdays（Closed on the next weekday if Tuesday
is a national holiday.）, New Yearʼs holiday, etc.
■ Adults ¥200, High school students ¥120, Elementary andjunior school students ¥80■ 20 minutes walk from
JR Yasuura Station
P 10 cars（Free of charge）■℡ ☎0823-84-6421■

Shotoen Museum
Shotoen s buildings include Gochiso
Ichibankan, where materials related to
Korean envoys are displayed, Akarino
Yakata, where lighting equipment fromall over the world is displayed, andTojikikan, where domestic and foreign
ceramic works are displayed.
■ 9:00‒17:00（Last entry 16:30）■ Closed on Tuesdays（Closed on the next

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Shimokamagari

day, if Tuesday is a national holiday.）■ Adults ¥800, High school students¥480, Elementary and junior high students¥320
P About 30 minutes by car from Kure■
City center℡ ☎0823-65-2900■

Have a leisurely tour of the seven islandsin the Akinada Tobishima Sea Route.
You can drive from Akinada Bridge at a relaxed pace
while enjoying the scenery through the windows.
Sometimes, you can go cycling while feeling the
comforting sea breeze.
Please have a calm and leisurely time while crossing theseven bridges from one island to another.

A Must-see! Picture scroll registered as a UNESCO Memory of the World.
One of the documents on display is a picture scroll depicting Korean envoys dispatched from the Korean
Dynasty in 1748 and their ﬂeet sailing through the Inland Sea.
As a valuable historical record that promoted exchange among different ethnic groups, it has been registeredas a UNESCO Memory of the World.

Rantokaku Art Museum and Hakusetsuro
Within a tranquil yet magniﬁcent atmospherecreated by Japanese architecture, works
depicting the beauty of the Seto Inland Sea（sea,pine, etc.）are on display. You can also see
works by artists who have a close connection tothis island.
After enjoying these works, you can visit aJapanese-style room in Hakusetsuro which
serves powdered green tea and has a mysterious
feature called dondengaeshi ‒ a revolving door
that reveals a hidden passage.

■ 9:00‒17:00（Last entry 16:30）■ Closed on Tuesdays（Closed on thenext day, if Tuesday is a national
holiday.）■ ●Rantokaku Art Museum/Adults¥500, High school students ¥300,
Elementary and junior high students¥200,●Hakusetsuro/Adults ¥400, High school students ¥240, Elementary andjunior high students ¥160
P About 30 minutes by car from Kure City center■℡ ☎0823-65-3066■

Hiroshima Prefectural BeachThis complex resort area provides natural experiences including abeautiful beach selected as one of Japan s best 100 beaches.
You can also enjoy various activities such as stargazing at theastronomical observatory with one of the largest Maksutov typetelescopes in Hiroshima Prefecture without being prevented by city
lights, marine sports like kayaking, or ancient seaweed salt-making.
After these activities, you can relax at the natural radon hot spring
facility, Yasuragi no Yakata.
■ At Hiro Station Bus Terminal, take the "Setouchi Sanko Bus." Get off at "Eino Center," and walk

The sa t is f y i ng leis u re & resort
a rea w i t h a bea u t i f u l beachselected a s one o f

for about 30 minutes. Visitors staying at the "Kagayaki no Yakata" can be picked up at "EinoJa pa n s best 100 beaches.

Center" and "Koigahama Beach," so please consult us.

Kamagari■ About 45 minutes by car from Kure City center
P Approx. 100 cars（Free of charge）■℡ ☎0823-66-1177■

Cottage Kamagari（dome type, log cabin）
At this self-catering cottage, you can relax
while viewing the scenery of Akinada.
It is an ideal accommodation for yourfamily, friends and cyclists.
You can also have a barbecue on the patio.

Megumi no Oka Kamagari
There is a lot to experience here, from strawberry andcitrus picking, dying, crafts, ceramic art to trying herb
tea at the herb workshop.

P One car per building（ Free of charge）■
Hiroshima Prefectural Beach Parking（100 cars, free of charge）℡ ☎0823-66-1177■

Boom! Boom!
Refresh yourself
by cycling the seven islands.
The cycling course on the Akinada
Tobishima Sea Route has few ups anddowns and less trafﬁc, allowing even
beginners to fully enjoy cycling.

■ 9:00‒17:00■ Closed on Tuesdays and New Year s holiday
Details: Strawberry picking around January to May（Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays）, Mikanorange picking around October to December and around March（Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays）, blueberry pickingaround July to September.（For all activities, reservations are
required. Please contact us about opening days.）■ At Hiro Station Bus Terminal, take the "Setouchi SankoBus." Get off at "Eino Center," and walkfor about 40 minutes.
■ About 45 minutes by car from Kure
City center
P Approx. 100 cars（Free of charge）■℡ ☎0823-70-7111■

There is only one trafﬁc light（Mitoshiro, Shimo-kamagari Island）.
Refresh yourself by cycling at your own pace while viewing thebeautiful islands and feeling the comforting sea breeze in
Setouchi.

Deai no Yakata Kamagari
Kamagari General Tourist Information
Center, where Tobishima Sea Route specialty
products are also available.
From the observatory, you can view the
exceptionally beautiful setting sun.

Kamagari Hot Springs
Yasuragi no Yakata
This natural radon hot spring facility offers different
kinds of interesting baths including a sauna, herbal
medicine bath, jacuzzi, and a whole-body bath using
low-frequency electric current.
The view of the Akinada Sea is magniﬁcent.
■ 11:00-20:00■ Closed on Tuesdays（Open, when
Tuesday is a national holiday.）■ Adults ¥600, Children ¥500

■ 9:30-17:00（open throughout the year）

P Hiroshima Prefectural Beach■
Parking（100 cars, free of charge）℡ ☎0823-66-1126■■ About 35 minutes by car from Kure City center
P Approx. 30 cars（Free of charge）■℡ ☎0823-68-0120■

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Kamagari Ancient Salt-Making
Remains Restoration Exhibition Hall問

An exhibition hall that has been restored so you can see the ancient earthenware salt remains justas they were when they were excavated. From the surrounding area, salt-making earthenware
from the 5 th century was unearthed.
■ 9:00-17:00（Last entry 16:00）■ Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays（Open if these days are national holidays, and then the next day will be closed.）
P 100 cars（Use the parking lot for the Hiroshima Prefectural Beach.）■℡ ☎0823-66-1040■

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YutakaKure, a city of Japan Heritage.

Mitarai Townscape
Mitarai ﬂourished as a town known for
its favorable winds and rising tides inwhich Kitamae-Bune Stopped at. In thetown, many buildings and historic sites
still retain vestiges of the mid to end of
the Edo period, such as small and large
merchant houses, tea houses, sailors
inns, shrines and temples, which createa unique atmosphere.
In 1994, the Mitarai District was
designated as an Important Preservation
District for Groups of Historic Buildings.

A distant place where men

Japan
Heritagesurvived rough waves toachieve dreams■ At Hiro Station Bus Terminal,〜The Kitamae-Bune Sea
take the "Setouchi Sanko Bus." Get
Routes and Residences ofoff at "Mitarai-ko." It is rightthere.
Ship Owners〜■ About 1 hour and 10 minutes
by car from Kure City center
P Mitarai Parking（5 cars, free of■charge）, Mitarai Kamono Parking（40 cars, free of charge）℡ ☎0823-67-2278（Mitarai Rest Station）■

Mikan Museum

Hill Overlooking History ParkA park that is set on a high hill that overlooks the Mitarai
District. In addition to being able to see a sweeping viewof Mitarai, the Kurushima Channel Mt. Ishizuchi and othermountains in Shikoku, you can enjoy a taste of each of thefour seasons by passing through the mikan orange ﬁelds.
■ At Hiro Station Bus Terminal, take the"Setouchi Sanko Bus." Get off at "Mitarai-ko,"and walk for about 30 minutes.
■ About 1 hour and 20 minutes by car fromKure City center
P Approx. 10 cars（Free of charge）■℡ ☎0823-67-2278（Mitarai Rest Station）■

Red-Throated Divers Exhibition RoomFishing using red-throated divers is a
traditional ﬁshing method in Toyohama,
which boasts 300 years of history.
It exhibits a very rare ﬁshing method in theworld, in which all of red-throated divers,
ﬁshermen, and juveniles work together to ﬁshsea breams and Japanese sea bass.
■ At Hiro Station Bus Terminal, take the "Setouchi SankoBus." Get off at "Toyohama Shisho." It is right there.
■ Toyohama Machizukuri Center 1F■ 8:30〜17:15 ＊Open on Saturdays and Sundays as wellas weekdays■℡ ☎0823-25-3181（Kure Tourism promotion division）＊Closed on New Yearʼs holiday

The museum introduces the history ofmikan orange growing in Yutakamachi,
and the passion and care that past
growers dedicated to mikan oranges.
You can see exhibits such as life-sized
replicas of the eight main citrus fruits
grown in Yutakamachi, and a model
diorama representing Ocho District inaround 1965.

■ 8:30‒17:15（Can be visited on Saturdays andSundays.）■ At Hiro Station Bus Terminal, take the"Setouchi Sanko Bus." Get off at "Danchi
Center."■ About 1 hour by car from Kure City center■ Free of charge
P Yutaka Citizens Center Parking（53 cars）■℡ ☎0823-25-3181（Kure Tourism Promotion■
Dirision）

Alley in the Town for Fishermen
The Onoura District has been atown for ﬁshermen since a longtime ago.
Carry the Onoura Exploration
Map and walk along the alleythat has a retro-inspired
atmosphere.
＊ Onoura Exploration Map can befound at Toyohama Citizens Center, etc.
P About 50 minutes by car from■Kure City center℡ ☎0823-68-2211（Toyohama Citizens Center）■

ToyohamaA port town known for
its favorable winds and rising tides

Let s explore Mitarai!
Recommended walking course（Approx. 90 minutes）

Start from Tokiwamachi-Dori Street
here

Otomeza Theater

Mitarai Rest House

Mitarai Rest House

Tenmangu Shrine

A rest station with aretro-inspired appearance,
where you can get information
on sightseeing spots in the
Mitarai District.

On the grounds of theshrine, there is a well fromwhich the name Mitarai（literal meaning: washinghands）originated, as
Michizane Sugawara（a court scholar, poet, andprominent political ﬁgure）is said to have washedhis hands with the water from the well. It is also
said that practicing calligraphy at the beginningof the year using water from this well will makeyou intelligent. There is also a monument ofHarukichi Nakamura, who achieved around-the-world trip with a bicycle for the ﬁrst
time as a Japanese person in the Meiji period.

■ Weekdays: 10:00-16:30
Saturdays, Sundays, and national
holidays: 9:00-16:30■ Closed: Tuesdays *If Tuesday is anational holiday, then the next day
will be closed. New Year's holiday■ ☎0823-67-2278

Ebisu
ShrineFormer Kaneko ResidenceP

Mitarai
Shichikyoochi
Ruins

KanekoResidence
Tenmangu
ShrineManshuji Temple

FormerWakaebisuya
Sailor's Inn
Hill Overlooking
History Park
Chisago Wharf
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A document states thata military agreement（Mitarai Treaty）was
concluded here between
Choshu Domain andHiroshima Domain to
overthrow the Shogunate.
This building is quite important for us to learn
about the connection between Mitarai andHiroshima Domain.
It is said that Ryoma Sakamoto and Shintaro
Nakaoka also visited this residence.

Japan
Heritage

Manshuji Temple

Former WakaebisuyaThis temple is dedicated to
the Buddhist deity of Mercy
who is said to have saved thelife of Kiyomori Taira.
On the grounds of the temple,
there is also a Jizo statue forhealth, which is said to havethe power to answer prayers.

The largest tea house in Mitarai
where courtesans provided
services during the Edo period
when Mitarai Port ﬂourished.
（Prefectural historical site）

Sumiyoshi Shrine
Japan

Chisago Wharf Heritage

Otomeza TheaterThis theater was used as a
drama or movie theater
until around the 1960s, andlater turned into a plant for
sorting Ocho mikan oranges.
It has been restored as atheater and is used forshowing popular dramas andmovies.

A breakwater constructed in
1828. A turtle and a crane
are carved at the base of the
breakwater in the hope thatthe port would prosper fortens of thousands of years. It
is said that if you rub the
turtle and crane, yourwishes for eternal youth andimmortality will come true.

Mitarai
Shichikyoochi Ruins
Japan
Ebisu Shrine Heritage

A shrine dedicated to Ebisu,
the god of prosperity inbusiness.
Only the torii is standing
facing the sea. The approachto the main hall from theTokiwamachi-Dori Street torii is separated by aprefectural road.
（Prefectural Important
Cultural Property）

This is the building where
Sanetomi Sanjo, known for
his role during the Meiji
Restoration, is said to havestopped on his way to
Choshu.
（Prefectural historical site）

Sumiyoshi Shrine

Japan
Heritage

If you cross the stone arched bridge
beside the tall stone lantern, youwill come to Sumiyoshi Shrine,
which is dedicated to the god ofmaritime transport business.
The main hall of the shrine isconstructed in Sumiyoshi-zukuri
style, which is rare in Japan
nowadays. Visitors can enjoy cherry
blossoms which bloom in spring on
the grounds of the shrine.
（Prefectural Important Cultural
Property）

Sailor s Inn
This house partitioned in threeunits constructed in the Edo
period is a former sailors inn,which offered accommodations
for travelers at that time.

Legend has it that Kiyomori Taira,as the sun was about to set, waved his fan,
forcing it to rise again long enough for
excavation to be completed.
Three red arched Ondo bridges are the most attractive featuresof this small port town.
This area is ﬁlled with attractive spots such as a beautiful
contrast among seasonal ﬂowers, bridges, the sea, as well as
historical sites concerning Kiyomori Taira.

Ondo no Seto waterway
Legend has it that Kiyomori Taira opened up
this waterway in one day.
In the vicinity of the waterway, there are many
interesting and beautiful spots such as
Kiyomorizuka（a memorial for Kiyomori Taira）,
Ondo no Seto Park, the Eiji Yoshikawa literarymonument, Takagarasudai, and the Himaneki
Statue.
From a pedestrian bridge, No.3 Ondo Bridge,
which was built along with the opening of theNo.2. Ondo Bridge, you can enjoy the spectacular
views of the Ondo no Seto waterway and KureBay.
■ About 25 minutes by
car from Kure City center
P Approx. 190 cars（Free■parking inside the Ondo no
Seto Park）, 26 cars（No.3
Ondo Bridge）

Ondo Tourism &Culture CenterUzushio

3 rd Ondo Bridge
From the 3rd Ondo Bridge, which has
the same crimson arch bridge form as
the Ondo Bridge and the 2 nd Ondo
Bridge, you can get a sweeping viewof the Seto area in Ondo.
There are a parking lot, restrooms, andwheelchair ramp set up here, so pleaseenjoy a stroll when you come to the
Seto area in Ondo.

Ondo TownscapeEntering a street from the
National Route, you can ﬁndtownscape that still retains
vestiges of the Showa period.
■ At Kure Station Bus Terminal,
take the Kure Kurahashijima Line.
Get off at Kiyomorizuka.

You can experience the unique culture ofOndo with its Ondo Kiyomori Festival, held
once every ﬁve years, as well as the Ondo
Boating Song, one of Japan s Three Great
Boating Songs. From the café and deck within
the Center, you can see up close the small
and large ships that come and go throughthe Ondo Strait. This spot provides visitorswith an excellent view of the Ondo Strait.
■ 9:30‒17:00（Free admission）Restaurant 11:00‒20:00（last order）■ Closed on Tuesdays（Closed on the next day, if
Tuesday is a national holiday.）■ At Kure Station Bus Terminal, take the Kure
Kurahashijima Line bus. Get off at Kiyomorizuka
and walk one minute.
About 30 minutes by car from Kure City center
P Ondo Ohashi Shita parking lot（free for the ﬁrst 2 hours）■℡ ☎0823-50-0321■

This is a scenic place featuring beautiful
beaches and romantic shipbuilding traditions
as depicted in Japanese Manyoshu poetry.
Walk a little further from Ondo Area to Kurahashi Area.
There you will ﬁnd people living with the sea from ancient
times, a history of shipbuilding, and a valuable natural beauty
that is never changed by time.

Katsuragahama Beach
Kurahashi was formerly called Nagato Island.
From old times it was an important point for
sea transport in the Seto Inland Sea. Kurahashi
prospered due to ship manufacturing and thenavy. From ancient times through the Nara
Era, there are records of boats being madehere for overseas missions. It has white sand,blue seas and green pine forests. This beach
was chosen as one of the 100 best beaches andshores in Japan. It has expansive scenery thatis as beautiful now as it was in the past.
■ At Kure Station Bus Terminal, take the Kure
Kurahashijima Line bus and get off at
Katsuragahama Onsenkan.
■ About 50 minutes by car from Kure City center

Mt. Hiyama
From Ooiwa（big rock）at the summit of Mt.
Hiyama, you can take in a breathtaking
360-degree view over the inland sea as far as
the Shikoku mountain range. On a clear day,you can see both Shikoku Mountains andYamaguchi in the same view.
■ At Kure Station Bus Terminal, take the Kure
Kurahashijima Line bus. Get off at Hiyama
Tozanguchi and walk one hour and 40 minutes.
■ About 50 minutes by car from Kure City center
P Approx. 10 cars（Free of charge）■

Nagato Shipbuilding
History Museum
Many shipbuilding and marine transportat ion
models including ancient and modern wooden ships
are on display here. At the center of the museum,a reco n s t r uct ed Ke n t os h i S h i p（u sed t o t a ke
Japanese envoys to Tang Dynasty of China morethan 1,200 years ago）is displayed.
■ 9:00‒17:00■ Closed on Mondays（Closed on the next day if
Monday is a national holiday.）, New Year s holiday（December 29 - January 3）■ Adults ¥200, High school students ¥120, Elementaryand junior high school students ¥80■ About 50 minutes by car from Kure City center
P 175 cars（Use the parking lot for the Katsuragahama■
Spa.）℡ ☎0823-53-0016■

P 175cars（Use the parking lot for the■
Katsuragahama Spa.）℡ ☎0823-53-2575■

Natural Hot Springs
Katsuragahama
Hot Springs Facility
Located across from the beach, these
hot spring baths are rich in sodium
chloride, and effective for treating 24
different ailments.
The baths also have a beneﬁcial effecton sunburnt skin after bathing.
You can enjoy seafood at therestaurant serving the local food.
,■ 10:00-21:00（Weekdays and Saturdays）
9:00-21:00（Sundays and national holidays）;
Restaurant hours: 11:00-14:30, 17:00-20:30（Weekdays）, 11:00-20:30（Saturdays,
Sundays, and national holidays）*Schedule is subject to change.
■ Closed on Mondays（Closed on the nextday, if Monday is a national holiday.）■ Junior high school students and older¥700, Elementary school students ¥350
（Pre-schoolers Free of Charge）■ About 50 minutes by car from Kure
City center
P 175 cars
（free of charge）■℡ ☎0823-53-2575■

If you come to Kure, please try Kure gourmet specialties!
Experiencing local food can be the best part of a trip.
Traditional food makes you reﬂect on its casual taste and history. There aremountain food grown in a warm climate and seafood grown in a calm sea.
Please try a variety of delicious meals and make great memories.

【Hoso Udon（thin udon noodles）】【Kure Reimen（cold noodles）】【Kure Maritime

Hoso Udon has soft,Kure Reimen has ﬂatthin noodles that

noodles and is served

require a short boilingin a sweet, sour andtime. It was loved by

spicy soup. It hasbusy workers at abeen a favorite withformer naval arsenal

the locals as a soulas a quick meal.

food.

Self-Defense Force Curry】
This curry reproduces
the taste of the curry
eaten by the people who
belong to the naval
vessels of the Maritime
Self-Defense Force Kurebase. You can taste it atrestaurants in the city.

【Oysters】【Chirimen（Baby Sardines）】
These dried and【Ocho Mikan（Mandarin Orange）】

Kure produces the most

seasoned baby

The Ocho Mikan inoysters in Japan! Eachsardines are caught

Yutaka and Toyohama is

area holds its own oyster

in the surrounding

a nationally recognized

festival in the wintersea. Chirimen arevariety.

season. Large oysters with

all-natural without

It s known for its

the rich smell of thebleaching and arerefreshing, sweet, andbeach will make you eager

famous nationwide.

rich taste.

to try delicious local foods.

【Otakara（Treasure）Tomato】【Lemon】

Another name for tomatoes harvested inKure City boasts the largest volume of

winter and spring.

lemons shipped in Japan. Among areas

The Otakara Tomato in Kurahashi is

in Kure, Yutaka is the birthplace ofcharacterized by its deep taste, rich red

Hiroshima-made lemons. They arecolor, and ﬁrm texture.

cultivated with safety in mind, so you caneat them with the skin on.

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Ramune（lemon soda）

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Healthy dishes for long voyages.
The search for healthy dishes was the start of Navy gourmet.

Rice omelet

Many studies were made in search for healthy dishes forcrewmembers, such as adopting western cuisine, to prevent diseases

Coffeeduring long voyages, as well as preparing delicious meals for them,as eating was one of the few enjoyments inside a battleship.
As a result of those efforts, Navy gourmet dishes were born.
In Kure City, which is closely connected to the former JapaneseNavy, we are working to revive those dishes based on the cookbooks
from the Meiji Navy and the recipes from the Showa navy ships.

Curry and rice

Try a few of these dishes, and experience the atmosphere from thosedays.

Nikujaga（simmered meat and potatoes）

Ancient Seaweed Salt Moshio
Making Experience
Making mineral salt, using ancient earthenware.
You can taste salt from the island at home.
■ Kamagari Ancient Earthenware Salt-Making
Experience Facility■ 10:00‒15:00（Consultation required/Reservations required）■ ¥5,000 up to 5 persons（¥1,000 for each additional person）℡ ☎080-6304-0197（Moshio no Kai ofﬁce: Matsuura）■

Himehijiki（hijiki seaweed bud）
Salt-Making Experience
You can easily make delicious salt in
about 40 minutes.
■ Kajigahama Shimokamagari-cho■ 10:00‒16:00（Reservations required）■ ¥4,200 for up to 5 people（plus ¥600 for each additional person）℡ ☎0823-25-3317（Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Division）■

Astronomical Observation
Through one of the largest telescopes
in Japan, let s observe stars above theclear night sky of Seto Inland Sea.

Let s ride a cutter,sea kayak and canoe.
Let s enjoy the scenery of the
Seto Inland Sea and sports!
■ Hiroshima Prefectural Beach℡ Conﬁrmation required ☎0823-66-1166■（Kamagari B&G Marine Center）■ Hiroshima Prefectural Beach■ Conﬁrmation required■ Adults ¥200 Children ¥100
℡ ☎0823-66-0925（Kureshi Kamagari Astronomical Observatory）■

Fully experience Kurewith your ﬁve senses.
Enjoy a great deal of hands-on
experiences related to foodand nature in Kure, as it issurrounded by the sea.
Share happy moments withyour family and friends.

Let s stroll around and fully enjoy Kure.
From the excitement of the city center to the leisurely atmosphereof islands.
Kure, with all its charms, will welcome you.
Please check the recommended sightseeing spots on each page, andwith the help of the map, explore the areas you are interested in.

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Sanyo Expressway

Hiroshima IC

To Mihara

Shiwa IC

Hiroshima East IC

Saijo IC
Itsukaichi IC

Hiroshima City

Sanyo Main Line

Higashi
Hiroshima
City
Kamiminaga IC

2

Hiroshima●
Hiroshima Peace Memorial(Genbaku Dome)

2

Niho JCT
Hiroshima Port

Umaki IC

Yano

Sakakita IC
Miyajimaguchi

Hiroshima-Kure Road
（Kurea Line） Gohara IC

JR Kure Line31

32 min. from
Miyajima Hiroshima Station●
to Kure Station
Itsukushima ShrinePort
Ootorii（grand shrine gate）（rapid train）

Tenno
Port
Kirikushi
Port

Miyajima

Kure Line Akitsu

375

KazahayaTenno-Higashi IC

Haigamine

Kure

Koyo Port

Kure Port

EtajimaCity

enlarged map Left pageAto

Aga IC

AkiagaShinhiro

Akikawajiri

Hiro
NigataJapan Coast Guard Museum
Kure Port & Kure Central Area

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Kawajiri Yasuura Area

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Yoshiura Kawaraishi

Hiroshima Electric Railway/Chugoku JR Bus）
44 min. to "Kure Ekimae" from Hiroshima
Bus Center via Kurea Line

YoshinaYasuuraKure IC

Kurea Line [Highway Bus]To Mihara
Takehara

Tenno-Nishi IC

Tenno（Kure Hiroshima
Airport Line）58 min.
to "Kure Ekimae"

Shimominaga
Fukumoto IC

Kurose IC

Sakaminami IC

Mizujiri

Airport Bus

Sanyo
Higashi Hiroshima-Kure
Shinkansen
Expressway(free)

Kaita City

Shoko Center

Hiroshima Airport
Kochi IC

Takaya JCT●
Ondo Ourasaki
Park

Kure
City

Akinada Bridge

Hayase Bridge

Ondo Area

enlarged map left page

Akinada Bridge Toll

Kurahashi（One way, Unit: yen）

(Setouchi Sanko)
About 90 min. from
Okitomotenmangu-mae to
Chugoku Rosai Hospital

Terraced ﬁeldsof Kashima●

Super Jet

1,200

Large-sized special vehicles

2,040
570
Free

Passengers

Free

enlarged map left pageGet discount on your drive!

Cruise Ferry（Setonaikaikisen）
To Matsuyama: 1 hr. 55 mins.
To Hiroshima: 45 mins.

15

20km

50

BicyclesTobishima Sea Route Area

（Setonaikaikisen）
54 min.

10890

Large-sized vehicles

Non-motorized vehicles, etc.

enlarged map left page5730

Medium-sized vehicles

Light vehicles, etc.

Kurahashi Area

0Standard-sized vehicles

Purchase ¥1,000 or more in designated facilities
in the Akinada Tobishima Sea Route area, andyou will get a free one-way ticket for Akinada
Bridge. Show your receipt to get the free ticket.

＊This service is only for those who paid the Akinada
Bridge toll in cash
＊You cannot get the ticket at Akinada Bridge toll booth

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Ku re Nach forv i searKawajiri Brush Making Resource Facility
Yasuura Historical Folkcraft Museum（Kunzo Minami Memorial Hall）●

Mt. Noro
Kogen Lodge

YasuuraNoro Visitor Center

248●
Concrete Ship
Takechimaru

185

Koboji Temple●●●
Hoshi Furu
Viewing Platform●Mt. Noro● Rest House

Mt. Noro●●iyama
Yasum oad）
（R
Shindo安浦

Kure Line

465

Niko Park

Kabuto RockViewing Platform

Ato

Hiroshima-KureRoad

Sazanami Skyline●
Hachimaki
Viewing
Platform

Former Sawahara family residence
Nagasako Park
（Mitsugura）
Former Navy Cemetery

Kure City Hall
Chuo Park ■Food stalls on
Kuramoto Street

Kawajiri

Akikawajiri

Kawajiri
Port

185

Renga-Dori Street（Brick Street）■
Kure Tourism
Information Plaza（2F）
31

No. 2 Ondo Bridge
No. 3 Ondo Bridge

Kegoya Ondo
BypassKure

Concrete ship●

Ondo
TownscaperKu●

Ondo Bridge
Ondo no Seto

Ondo

Irifuneyama
Memorial Museum
Bijutsukan-Dori Street（Art Museum Street）
Former Kure Navy Petty Oﬃcers
Assembly Hall
（Aoyama Club）■

Takagarasu● Battery Ruins●Himaneki Statue,
Kiyomori Taira（Takagarasudai）

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Li

Kure City Tourism
Information Center
（2F）

JMSDF
Kure Museum■Kure Central Pier
Terminal

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Maritime Self-Defense Force
Kure District Inspector
General Department Building（Former Kure Naval Station Building）

Kure Port

Kiyomorizuka

Yamato Museum

Ondo Tourism &Culture CenterUzushio

Hill Overlooking History
Former Kure Naval Arsenal Shipyard●
Shipbuilding Dock Big Roof

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Mt. Hiyama

Kurahashi
Hot Springs Katsuragahama
Hot Springs Facility

Naval vessel open to public●Katsuragahama Shrine

Katsuragahama
Nagato Shipbuilding
History Museum

Alley Karasu Kojima

185

NigataKure Line
Akinada Bridge
287

Shotoen
Rantokaku
Art Museum
Hakusetsuro

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Kamagari(Kamikamagari Island)●

Shimokamagari

287(Shimokamagari Island)

Deai no Yakata
Kamagari Kamagari Umi toKamagari Bridge
Shimokamagari Citizens Center

中の瀬戸大橋Okamura Bridge

Red-Throated Divers
Exhibition RoomHeira Bridge

Kamagari Citizens Center
Toyoshima Bridge●（Toyohama Citizens Center）●Shiosai no Yakatar
Katsura no Taki●

Toyohama Bridge

Kamagari Hot Springs
Yasuragi no Yakata
Cottage Kamagari
356

Shima no Kosakukan●
Kamagari Astronomical Observatory●

356●

Hiroshima Prefectural Beach

Megumi no Oka●
Kamagari Jumonji Observatory
Salt-Making
Experience Facility

Yutaka Citizens Center

Mikan Museum ●YutakaToyohama（Toyoshima）

Koigahama●

355

354

●Kakyo Memorial Park

（Osakishimojima）

Hill Overlooking History Park

Alley in the Town
for Fishermen

Mitarai TownscapeA c c e s s t o K ur e
■S hink a n s e n（r e quir e d t im e b y t h e f a s t e s t t r a in）
Kagoshima
Chuo

Hakata2hr.19min.

1hr.1min.

Hiroshima■S hipShin-Osaka

NagoyaTokyo

1hr.19min.

2hr.10min.

3hr.44min.

Hiroshima Port

45min.
（Ferry）

32min. JR Kure Line/
Rapid Kure
Etajima（Koyo Port）

Kure■Air pla n e（Hir o s him a Air p o r t ）2hr.

Sendai2hr.5min.

Tokyo 1hr.25min.
Airport Bus 58min. Kure
Hiroshima Airport Line Kure （Haneda）

Moji IC

Otake ICSanyo Expressway

Hatsukaichi
JCT

Ohno IC

Matsuyama Kanko Port1hr.20min.

Kure■A u t omo bile s

Itsukaichi IC

Hatsukaichi IC

2

Hiroshima IC

HiroshimaHigashi IC

Kannon IC

Hiroshima-Kure Road
20min.
Niho IC
Kure IC

Shiwa IC

Saijo IC

Takaya JCT

Kure City Tourism website

185

Takaya JCT↔Kure IC 30min.

springApril 29

free passage

JR Kure Station

Kure Port Festival

free passage

To Mihara

To Hiroshima

Yamato Museum
Kure Maritime Museum

Kure Navi

A multi-language website that
introduces Kure tourism information.

Kure Area Diary

http://kuremachidiary.jp/

Kure Tourism Association website
http://www.kure-kankou.jp/

Tour Guides and Volunteers

Make reservations at least one week in advance.

●Kure Tour Guide Volunteer Association

Guided tour of the entire Kure City
(Advance reservation and fee required)
Inquiries and applications: Kure Tour Guide Volunteer Association Oﬃce
(Inside the Kure City Tourism Information Center)
TEL 0823-23-7845 FAX 0823-23-7850●Shimokamagari Tour Guide Association

For Shimokamagari area in Kure City and Tobishima Kaido area
(Advance reservation and fee required)
Inquiries and applications: Shimokamagari Tour Guide Association oﬃce.
(Inside the Kure City Tourism Information Center)
TEL 0823-23-7845 FAX 0823-23-7850●Kurahashi Tourist Volunteer Guide Association

Guided tour of facilities near Katsuragahama - one of Japan s 100 best beaches(Advance reservation and materials fee required)
Inquiries and applications: Nagato Shipbuilding History Museum TEL 0823-53-0016●Mitarai Tour Guide Association

Mitarai Preservation Area guided tour (Advance reservation and fee required)
Inquiries and Applications: Mitarai Rest Station TEL 0823-67-2278

Handy and Convenient Travel Taxi
The Travel Taxi is recommended for touring Kure.
Taxies will take you around the unique sightseeing spots of Kure.
Inquiries and applications: Kure Tourism Information Plaza（Tel. 0823-23-7845）
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HimejiHigashi IC

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Kure City Tourism Information Center

http://www.city.kure.lg.jp/life/3/

NEW

Hongo ICEvent Information

See below for Kure tourism information:

1-16 Takaramachi,
Kure City 737-0029(JR Kure Station Building 2F)
TEL (0823) 23-7845
FAX (0823) 23-7850

Kochi IC

Higashi Hiroshima-Kure Road

Hiroshima-Higashi IC↔Kure IC 1hr.

Kure City Tourism
Information Center

Kure Port

54min.
1hr.55min.
（High-speed craft） （Ferry）

Sapporo（Shin-chitose）

Hiroshima
AirportOkinawa

20min.
（Ferry）

A big event that celebrates the spring in
Kure.
Full of attractions such as stage
performance, a bazaar which is very
international in character, and a big
parade on Kuramoto-Dori Street.

Saturday in late July or early August Kure Port Festival

Kure Fireworks on the Sea
Large ﬁreworks rocketing high into thesky with escort vessels in the
background which are magniﬁcent.

October

Korean Envoys Procession
In Shimokamagari, where Korean envoys
stopped at a port during the Edo period,
people march in a procession wearingthat periodʼs costumes just like in ahistorical picture scroll.

Kure Fireworks on the Sea

October

Kure Maritime SelfDefense Force Curry andKure Gourmet Festival
Visitors can taste all kinds of Kuregourmet cuisine, including Kure
Maritime Self-Defense Force Curryand Kure Navy Gourmet.

Korean Envoys Procession

December‒January

Illumination Road Kure
Kuramoto-Dori Street is wrapped inilluminated objects that are representativeof Kure. Enjoy the illuminations while
taking a walk on the street.

February

Kure Fisheries Festival
A food festival that oﬀers fresh oysters,
which are popular in winter, and otherseafood from the Seto Inland Sea.

Kure Fisheries Festival

Find information on
Kure workcations here!
https://www.city.kure.lg.jp/site/kureworkcation/