underground facilities in the former Kure Naval Base
呉鎮守府地下施設群
Explore a WWII underground naval facility, a testament to wartime engineering and history.
What it is
- Underground facility in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
- Built for air defense of mainland Japan.
- Constructed within the former Imperial Japanese Navy Kure Naval Base.
- Completed in April 1945.
What to see
- Semi-underground reinforced concrete structure.
- Measures 24.3m north-south, 22.7m east-west, 7.5m maximum height.
- Roof and outer walls are 1.5m thick.
- Designed to withstand a direct hit from a 250kg bomb.
- Designated a Civil Engineering Heritage Site in 2019.
- Added to the Japan Heritage list in 2018.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
underground facilities in the former Kure Naval Base Open in Google Maps
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