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18-476: The area of the Kure Naval District encompassed Hashirajima Anchoring Area located at the south end of Hiroshima Bay, 30-40 kilometers southwest of Kure. When not in need of repairs ships usually anchored in this area to free up pier space at Kure. Hashirajima was also a major staging area for fleet operations. Tokuyama port , was also part of Kure Naval District, and had the largest fuel depot in

36-548: A naval hospital and training centers. The Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and Naval Staff College were relocated from Tokyo to nearby Etajima , and thus also came within the borders of the Kure Naval District, but did not come under the command of Kure Naval District itself. In 1920, the Imperial Japanese Navy established its main submarine base and submarine warfare training school in Kure. An air wing

54-539: Is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture , Japan. As of 30 April 2023 , the city had an estimated population of 208,024 in 106,616 households and a population density of 590 persons per km . The total area of the city is 352.80 square kilometres (136.22 sq mi). With a strong industrial and naval heritage, Kure hosts the second-oldest naval dockyard in Japan and remains an important base for

72-589: Is an island in southern Hiroshima Bay in the Inland Sea , Yamaguchi Prefecture , Japan . Located 26 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Iwakuni , it is part of the Kutsuna Islands within the Bōyo Islands group. The island covers 3.12 square kilometres (1.20 sq mi) and as of 2013 had a population of 184 residents. The highest point on the island is Mt. Kinzō . Economic activity on

90-664: The Imperial Japanese Navy that did not need dock repairs would anchor at Hashirajima, and it was also used as a staging area before fleet departures. It was also the site of the loss of the Japanese battleship Mutsu , which suffered an internal explosion and sank there on 8 June 1943. This article about a location in Yamaguchi Prefecture is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kure, Hiroshima Kure ( 呉市 , Kure-shi )

108-641: The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force . The area of Kure is part of ancient Aki Province , and the port of Kure was an important seaport for Hiroshima Domain in the Edo period . The Kure Naval District was first established in 1889, leading to the construction of the Kure Naval Arsenal and the rapid growth of steel production and shipbuilding in the city. Kure was formally incorporated on October 1, 1902. From 1889 until

126-573: The occupation of Japan , and was largely demilitarized . A small portion of the area continued to be occupied by the modern post-war Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force , which has preserved a portion of the original red brick gates and couple of buildings as commemorative museums. Admiral (after 2 July 1918) Admiral (after 3 August 1923) Admiral (after 2 April 1928) Admiral (after 1 April 1932) Admiral (after 30 March 1934) Admiral (after 1 April 1936) Admiral (after 1 March 1944) Hashirajima Hashira Island ( 柱島 , Hashira-jima )

144-724: The JMSDF including training centers and a major hospital. The city serves as the home port of an Escort Flotilla (Destroyers), a Submarine Flotilla and the Training Squadron of the JMSDF Regional Kure District. Kure has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 31 members. Kure contributes five members to the Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics,

162-537: The Japanese Navy. The location of Kure within the sheltered Inland Sea of Japan was recognized of strategic importance in controlling the sea lanes around western Japan by the Meiji government and early Imperial Japanese Navy. With the formation of the navy in 1886, Japan was divided into five naval districts for recruiting and supply. During the administrative re-organization of the Japanese Navy in 1889, Kure

180-407: The city also incorporates sparsely inhabited outlying islands such as Kurahashi-jima , Shimo-kamagari, Kami-kamagari and Toyoshima. Hiroshima Prefecture Per Japanese census data, the population of Kure has been declining for the past 40 years. Kure has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout

198-717: The city is part of the Hiroshima 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Kure is located 20 kilometres (10 mi) south-east of Hiroshima city and faces the Seto Inland Sea . Surrounded by steep hillsides to the north, the two major commercial and industrial centers of the city are bisected by Mount Yasumi 497 m (1,631 ft). The city is next to the Setonaikai National Park . As well as densely populated urban and industrial centers,

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216-452: The city's industry and workforce were employed in the service of the naval installations, munitions factories and associated support functions. In the later stages of the conflict Kure came under sustained aerial bombardment culminating in the bombing of Kure in June and July 1945. From February 1946 until the end of Japan's postwar occupation in 1952, military establishments in Kure served as

234-716: The end of the Pacific War , the city served as the headquarters of the Kure Naval District . Kure dockyards recorded a number of significant engineering firsts including the launching of the first major domestically built capital ship, the battlecruiser Tsukuba (1905) and the launching of the largest battleship ever built, the Yamato (1940). During the Pacific War, Kure acted as the Imperial Japanese Navy 's single-largest naval base and arsenal. Most of

252-478: The island consists of fishing and cultivation of vegetables and citrus fruit. Hashirajima is connected to the port at Iwakuni Mondays through Saturdays by a high speed ferry. The island is best known for its association in World War II with the surrounding Hashirajima Anchoring Area , located 30 to 40 kilometres (16 to 22 nmi; 19 to 25 mi) south of the naval base at Kure, Hiroshima . Warships of

270-618: The operational headquarters for the British Commonwealth Occupation Force . Since 2005, Kure has attracted attention as a tourism center with the Yamato Museum hosting a 1:10 scale model of the Yamato alongside a waterfront JMSDF museum of Japanese naval history. The city continues as a major maritime center hosting both the dockyards of Japan Marine United and numerous shore-based facilities of

288-602: The year and is heaviest in summer. Kure has 37 public elementary schools, 25 public junior high schools and one public high school operated by the city government, and seven public high school operated by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one private middle school and three price high schools. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the disabled. [REDACTED] JR West (JR West) - Kure Line As of September 2017 , Kure has sister city agreements with

306-538: Was designated as the "Second Naval District" (第二海軍区, dai-ni kaigunku ), and its harbor was dredged, a breakwater constructed and docking facilities for warships were established. The following year, work began on the Kure Naval Arsenal , which would eventually expand to become one of the largest shipyards in Japan for the construction of large capital ships . The facilities of Kure Naval District included armories, production factories for torpedoes , naval mines and naval artillery (and associated ammunition), and also

324-421: Was established in 1932, and a telecommunications center in 1937. At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Kure Naval District encompassed the following Kure was heavily bombed by United States Navy and United States Army Air Forces bombers in the final stages of the Pacific War , and many of its facilities were destroyed. The Kure area came under occupation by Australian and British forces during

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