Yamato Museum (Kure Maritime Museum)

Awesome museum with tons of history. There is a bunch of sections written in English underneath Japanese text. Easily spent 3 hours walking around and also seeing the Aircraft Carrier exhibit

Just a minor complaint: There is an Augmented Reality app you can download that will help with navigating, but it has too many issues on Android.

If you like military history or ships, then this is the place for you. There is also an interactive area on the top floor for children to learn about ships, that your kids will love.

A wonderful museum that not only tells the story of the battleship Yamamoto but also tells the story about Kure as a port and shipyard. A very facinating museeum.
Kure has a long and solid history as a port and shipyard, which the museum illustrates well.
It's a deep dive into a city and region, and part of Japan's complex maritime history.
.. and then the model of Yamato. It must be seen and experienced with your own eyes.
Something as large and impressive as this model probably had to be created to in turn illustrate the grandiose Yamato.

Great museum and more then just a model of the Yamato. They had lots of artifacts from the sunken ship and lots of pictures of the ship. They explained the building of the ship and the sailing of the ship. Great museum and I recommend going.

The 1/10 model of the Yamato Battleship is very awesome and impressive. The other models and introductions are also very instructive. Worthy of a visit.

Very very interesting museum suitable to Yamato and WW2 enthusiasts. Japanese readers and Chinese characters reading required. Not enough English reading available

Good experience. You can see a big model of the infamous Yamato. Beside that, there are lots of other ships, planes model, history, etc. There is a big submarine nearby too.

Much more interesting than we were expecting and the price is reasonable. Some of the exhibits are a bit dense and there arent many English options when walking around the history areas. The gigantic models are top-notch though and incredibly fun to look at!

It is a museum that prospered as Japan's number one naval arsenal and introduces science and technology such as the military port where the battleship "Yamato" was built, the history of Kure, shipbuilding, and steelmaking. In the hall, a huge model that reproduces the battleship "Yamato" on a 1/10 scale is exhibited, and you can observe it up close. In addition to the exhibition room where you can experience and experience the principles of science and technology centered on ships in an easy-to-understand manner, there is also a large material exhibition room where you can see valuable real materials such as the Zero Fighter Type Zero Fighter Type 62. It is a facility where you can learn about the history of Kure, the technology of Kure, and the importance of peace. In addition, every Saturday and Sunday, we hold science shows and workshops that children can enjoy.

The biggest attraction is the 1:10 model of the WWII Era battleship Yamato. When I visited, they were also doing an exhibition on aircraft carriers (Jan 2024) so you may want to check the official website to see if there's something of interest. It's interesting to look at the technology involved in building the biggest BBs so many decades ago.

Very informative place on the general history of Kure, the formation of the naval base and the naval arsenal. Good coverage on the vessels built by Kure naval arsenal and goes further in-depth on the Yamato herself. Exhibits C and D gave greater coverage on overall technologies and uses of ship building and construction technology.

Note: Special exhibition was only available in Japanese

Excelent choice for every WW II history lover and of course lover of warships.

Main attraction is definetly 1:10 model of battleship Yamato which is awesome. You can go under it to watch screws and belt armor as well as you go thru the whole exhibition you see Yamato from different floor level.

There are many more interesting parts like models (smaller) of other ships and planes. Also there are real plane, small submarine and torpedoes.

Entry fee was quite reasonable and in souvenir shop you can find tons of merchandising some of them are very nice.

This museum is not just about Yamato battleship, it’s more about the history of the city Kure, where all those ships were built in history.

I think this was a great museum. I didn’t figure out the English guided tour app until about halfway thru so i had to double back on some things. In case it’s not posted here, you need to go to their WiFi to make it work. At least I did. Even if you don’t use it, you can kinda figure out what’s going on but I did still use google lens to translate a lot of plaques and other info.

It was awesome. I waited so long to go here, and it didn't disappoint me.
I recommend everyone who loves warships.

A fantastic museum with a 1/10 model of the Yamato as the main attraction. It also has lots of artefacts and information about the Yamato, ships like it and ww2 in general. Well worth a visit.

A decent display of historical and modern JMSDF. Most of the focus is on the sea sweepers and submarine service.

With 1:10 scale make Yamato's model very big!!! It is also good to see real Mutsu's equipments out side. Just disappoint that no Nagato model here.

Huge model of the Yamato warship on display, plus many smaller models of other warships. Other military artifacts were on display as well. English-language descriptions are generally sufficient. Easy access to JR station and nearby malls via covered footbridges.

Very interesting and overall a good place to visit if you like WWII warships or are just curious about the naval history of Kure. About half the signs and placards are translated in English or there is a smartphone app thing to give explanation on some of the exibits.