Location

JMSDF Kure Museum

This museum contains exhibits about submarines and minesweepers. Visitors can get a close look at the retired submarine Akishio, 6.2 m in length, the first exhibit of its kind in Japan.
Access

  • 25 minutes by high-speed boat from Hiroshima Port or 20 minutes by car. Using toll roads

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JMSDF Kure Museum

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