Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

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city municipality

Kure, in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, is a historic port city renowned as a major naval base and shipbuilding center, particularly prominent during the early 20th century.

Aliases (2)

Kure ×48
Kure, Hiroshima, Japan ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
administrativeStatus	city designated by prefecture →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	Japan →
currency	Japanese yen →
demographics	population primarily Japanese →
economicActivity	heavy industry → maritime logistics → shipbuilding →
governmentType	mayor–council form →
hasAttraction	Kure City Irifuneyama Memorial Hall → Kure Portpia Park → Mount Noro →
hasMilitaryFacility	Kure Naval Base →
hasMuseum	JMSDF Kure Museum → Yamato Museum →
hasPort	Port of Kure →
hasRailwayStation	Kure Station NERFINISHED →
hasUniversity	National Institute of Technology, Kure College →
historicalEvent	heavily bombed in World War II → served as base for battleship Yamato →
historicalRole	major naval base of the Imperial Japanese Navy → major shipbuilding center →
knownFor	maritime museum → naval port → shipbuilding industry →
language	Japanese →
leaderTitle	Mayor →
locatedIn	Chūgoku region NERFINISHED → Hiroshima Prefecture NERFINISHED →
locatedNear	Hiroshima City →
locatedOnBodyOfWater	Hiroshima Bay → Seto Inland Sea →
nativeNameLanguage	ja →
partOf	Hiroshima Prefecture NERFINISHED →
portType	commercial port → naval port →
postalCodeType	Japanese postal code →
regionType	coastal city →
subdivisionType	core city of Japan →
timeZone	Japan Standard Time →
transport	Hiroshima–Kure Road → Kure Line →
twinCity	Bremerton, Washington → Lorient, France → Milwaukee, Wisconsin →
utcOffset	+09:00 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kure Naval Arsenal →	location
Yamato ("Kure, Hiroshima, Japan") →	placeBuilt