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Kure 呉 |
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| 呉市 · Kure | |||
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Kure
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| Coordinates: 34°15′N 132°34′E / 34.25°N 132.567°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) | ||
| Prefecture | Hiroshima | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Kazutoshi Komura | ||
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| - Total | 353.74 km2 (136.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (January 2008) |
246,118 | ||
| - Density | 696/km2 (1,802.6/sq mi) | ||
| City Symbols | |||
| - Tree | Oak | ||
| - Flower | Camellia | ||
| Website | City of Kure | ||
| Phone number | 0823-25-3100 | ||
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4-1-6 Chūō, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken |
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Kure (呉市 Kure-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan.
As of January 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 246,118 and a density of 696 persons per km². The total area is 353.74 km².
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The city was founded on October 1, 1902. Up until the end of World War II, it served as a military and naval center. Headquarters of Independent Field Records was situated there in 1956.
Kure was the home base of the largest battleship ever built, the Yamato. There is still the one of the bases of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) located there, its former center became the JMSDF Regional Kure District. While there is a hospital as a building of the Marine Self Defense Force, there are Escort Flotilla (Destroyers), Submarine Flotilla and the Training Squadron in the Kure District. A museum with a 1:10 scale model of the ship is located in the city.
Kure is located in the South-West of Hiroshima prefecture and faces the Inland Sea. Its climate is mild, and it is a comfortable and natural seaside city.
Kure has a national park nearby. Setonaikai National Park where it holds a spot in each of Hyogo, Wakayama, Okayama, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Fukuoka, Ooita and Hiroshima is a very large domain. And Kure can access them easily. It is southwestern from the city area where a Hillock (Yasumiyama) has the city as the one. It is the perfect prospects ground watching Kure.
Kure has a single line railroad on the Kure Line, this is operated by West Japan Railway Company. It leads to Hiroshima, which is a terminal station.
There has been a municipal bus since December 1, 1942. The Kure City Transportation Bureau (Kure City Bus) started using natural gas in 2002. There is a bus route run by Hiroshima Electric Railway, too. In addition, there is Bōyo Kisen, which operates the San'yō Bus and Setouchi Sankō which runs two bus enterprises.
National Route 31 spreads out from Kure to Kaita, but the distance of the road is short. National Route 185 is connected from Kure to Mihara. This road has a view of the Inland Sea. National Route 375 is a 165 km long road to be connected from Kure to Ōda, Shimane. U.S. forces can use this way for their ammunition transportation. National Route 487 spreads out from Kure to the city of Hiroshima. This road crosses the Ondo Bridge, and goes around Etajima.
Though they are independent roads, separate from National Routes, there are a series of access roads toward the archipelago of the city. The Akinada Islands series of bridges conclude at Shimokamagari island, Kamikamagari island, Toyoshima, Osakishimojima, Herashima, Nakanoshima at seven bridges. Toyoshima Bridge, concluding at Toyoshima regards traffic of a ship as Kamikamagari island, and is 50 m high from the surface of the sea.
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