A place where you can learn about the history of the former Navy and the preciousness of peace

This is the former site of the former Naval Academy, which was a base for training naval officers, and is currently home to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Officer Candidate School and First Technical School. Part of the facility is open to the public, and you can tour historic buildings such as the main auditorium and the Officer Candidate School building (former Naval Academy student hall). The Education Reference Museum also stores about 16,000 items, including documents related to the former navy, of which about 1,000 are on display. In particular, the letters and belongings left by the kamikaze special attack pilots are deeply moving to visitors.

INFORMATION

business hours
Campus tour 1st weekday / 10: 30 ~ Campus tour 2nd weekday / 13: 00 ~ Campus tour 3rd weekday / 15: 00 ~ Campus tour Saturday / Sunday / Holiday 1st / 10: 00 ~ Campus tour Saturday / Sunday ・2nd holiday / 11: 00 ~ Campus tour Saturday / Sunday / Holiday 3rd / 13: 00 ~ Campus tour Saturday / Sunday / Holiday 4th / 15: 00 ~ * Approximately 90 minutes by guide. Please register at the main gate from 30 minutes to 5 minutes before the start time. It may be suspended due to circumstances. Please see the homepage for details. (Https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/onemss/index.html)
Holidays
The Naval History Museum is closed on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. * Subject to change due to events. Please also see the homepage (https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/onemss/index.html)
price
free
address
737-2195Etajima-cho, Etajima-cho, country presence / absence address
Phone Number
0823-42-1211
Fax number
0823-42-3030
Parking fee
free
Parking notes
There is a general parking lot on the premises (free of charge)

ACCESS

737-2195 
Etajima-cho, Etajima-cho, country presence / absence address

1 hour by limousine bus from Hiroshima Airport, about 35 minutes by city train bound for Ujina from Hiroshima Bus Center, about 25 minutes by high-speed boat from Hiroshima Ujina Port, and about 7 minutes by taxi from Koyo Port. Alternatively, it is a 3-minute walk from JR Hiroshima Station, about 35 minutes by city train bound for Ujina from Hiroshima Electric Railway Hiroshima Station, about 25 minutes by high-speed boat from Hiroshima Ujina Port, and about 7 minutes by taxi from Koyo Port. Alternatively, it is a 10-minute walk from JR Kure Station, a 20-minute ferry ride from Kure Port Central Pier, and a 7-minute taxi ride from Koyo Port.

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