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For anyone that has an interest in all things Naval or military, then you would love this little costal town in the south of Japan. Kure is located just up the coast from Hiroshima, roughly a 30 min train ride up the coast. Kure, was the home port and constructing site of the "biggest" battleship ever constructed for use during WW2, although it did lead a very sheltered life during the war and hardly ever saw any combat at all, until its death and destruction at the end of the war. This is the wharf where the Yamato was constructed....................
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Hiroshima, the land of the Rising Sun. Such a beautiful city to visit, but you must remember its tragic history, and the part it played in ushering in the Atomic age into our world. The tragic events that happened here must never be forgotten, and be remembered for all time. Luckily, this ( and Nagasaki) are the only times that an Atomic weapon as ever been used in anger, and especially against a civilian population, as Hiroshima had no military value whatsoever to either the Japanese war machine, or to the American invading forces. This was just a show, to show who was the biggest, badass