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JMSDF Kure Museum (Hiroshima): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

JMSDF Kure Museum is a science museum in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, about 676 km from Tokyo Station and 274 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

JMSDF Kure Museum
Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese海上自衛隊呉史料館
LocationKure, Hiroshima Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kure Station – about 0.4 km
From Hiroshima Stationabout 19 km (straight line)
From Hakata Stationabout 210 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 274 km (straight line)
Established2007
Interest among English readersabout 300 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates34.24222, 132.55539
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.jmsdf-kure-museum.go.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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