Kure, Hiroshima

Map of Hiroshima Prefecture showing Kure

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Kure (呉市, Kure-shi) is a Japanese city in Hiroshima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.^[1]

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

References

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kure" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 577.
2. Endoh, Taoke. (2009). Exporting Japan: Politics of Emigration to Latin America, p. 220 n31.
3. "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