Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Kure Museum — Attraction in Kure

Possibly one of the best free things you can do in the Kure area. The JMSDF museum is free admission, with an English info booklet and on some of the displays. From the production of mines, the Japanese Navy involvement with international projects and even a tour on one of their Submarines. The place is usually not busy, but often there are groups of students once in a while. The staff are present on every floor, for assistance and security if the displays. There's also some interactive content like peering through binos, climbing and resting in a cabin, as well as a photo booth. There's a lot to do here, plus a gift shop at the end of the museum. I recommend visiting the...

This was an amazing museum and as you walk up there is a full size submarine displayed outside the building. The museum is free and is well maintained and the route inside is really organised. The museum is full of submarine related information and other artefacts like mines, mine sweepers, etc. the best part is the fact that you get to walk inside the submarine that is located outside the building. You don’t get to go through the entire submarine just a small portion but it is very interesting and well worth the visit. You have to visit if you’re in the Hiroshima area. It’s an hour and a half train ride from Iwakuni....

We visited early November on a Friday morning. Free entry, which was fantastic. If we had to pay to enter I probably would've given it 4 stars, as the sub is only setup for tourists to see the top most level and none of the torpedo or engine areas. We had no idea, but apparently they were doing a special event where they lit the sub's interior up red?

The surrounding museum is good, we enjoyed all of the mine sweeping stuff, but we definitely didn't allow enough time and had to leave early.

For a place this size, I would definitely recommend you spend 60-90 minutes so you don't have to rush...