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*''Japanese'': 呉市 ''(Kure shi)''
Kure is a city in [[Hiroshima prefecture]], known chiefly for its historical role as the site of a major early 20th century naval base. It was at this base that the battleship ''Yamato'', one of the largest and most powerful battleships ever built, was constructed.
The region suffered [[Geiyo earthquake|a major earthquake]] in [[1905]]. The following year, there was a major labor strike at the [[Kure Naval Arsenal]]. The naval base was rebuilt in [[1907]] following the earthquake.
==Geography==
The city around the naval base constitutes the center of Kure City; Kure Station sits near the naval base and the Yamato Museum, and connects the city via the Kure Line with [[Hiroshima]] to the west, and various cities such as [[Takehara]] to the east.
The administrative boundaries of the city, however, also extend a short ways inland, and include several islands in the [[Inland Sea]] as well. These include Kurahashi Island, Shimo- and Kami-kamagari Islands, Teshima, and Ôzaki Shimojima, along with a number of smaller islands. In the [[Edo period]], the ports of [[Kamagari]] (on Shimokamagari Island) and [[Mitarai]] (on Ôzaki Shimojima) were significant ''shiomachi'' ports along Inland Sea travel routes, and regularly saw ''daimyô'' and other elite travelers, as well as [[Korean embassies to Edo|Korean]] and [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]].
Kure is a city in [[Hiroshima prefecture]], known chiefly for its historical role as the site of a major early 20th century naval base. It was at this base that the battleship ''Yamato'', one of the largest and most powerful battleships ever built, was constructed.
The region suffered [[Geiyo earthquake|a major earthquake]] in [[1905]]. The following year, there was a major labor strike at the [[Kure Naval Arsenal]]. The naval base was rebuilt in [[1907]] following the earthquake.
==Geography==
The city around the naval base constitutes the center of Kure City; Kure Station sits near the naval base and the Yamato Museum, and connects the city via the Kure Line with [[Hiroshima]] to the west, and various cities such as [[Takehara]] to the east.
The administrative boundaries of the city, however, also extend a short ways inland, and include several islands in the [[Inland Sea]] as well. These include Kurahashi Island, Shimo- and Kami-kamagari Islands, Teshima, and Ôzaki Shimojima, along with a number of smaller islands. In the [[Edo period]], the ports of [[Kamagari]] (on Shimokamagari Island) and [[Mitarai]] (on Ôzaki Shimojima) were significant ''shiomachi'' ports along Inland Sea travel routes, and regularly saw ''daimyô'' and other elite travelers, as well as [[Korean embassies to Edo|Korean]] and [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]].