The Kure/Etajima area, which developed as a military town before World War II, is home to a wealth of sea-related spots, including the 1/10th scale Battleship Yamato and the Yamato Museum, whose wartime exhibits are the talk of the town.
Kure and Etajima are home to such tourist attractions as the Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure Archives, known as the Tetsu no Kujira-kan, Kure Maritime History and Science Museum, Kure Municipal Museum, Irifuneyama Memorial Museum, Kure Portopia Park, Ondo Terrace Shion, Yamato Gallery Zero/ZERO, Kameyama Shrine, Irifuneyama Park, and Rekishi no Mieru Oka Park. The park is also home to okonomiyaki, okonomiyaki (Japanese pancakes), and okonomiyaki (Japanese seafood).
Also recommended are local delicacies such as okonomiyaki, oysters, conger eel, and Kure's specialty, hoso-udon.
Mentai (snubnose brotula) is a popular fish sold as fillets in fish shops in Kure, Hiroshima. It is a watery fish with an elegant taste, which is enjoyed often as deep fried or tempura....»
Nikujaga is a dish with potatoes, beef, konnyaku and onion, simmered with soy sauce and sugar. The nikujaga of Kure uses May Queen for its potatoes, and is cooked without carrots or peas. It is said that the origin dates back to when the cook of General Heihachiro Togo was ordered to make “beef stew...»