Kure: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Hiroshima
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 214,592
• Coordinates: 34.2322° N, 132.5666° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 669 km (416 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK): 31 km (19 mi), straight line
• Hiroshima Airport (HIJ): 40 km (25 mi), straight line
• Matsuyama Airport (MYJ): 47 km (29 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yoshiura-ikenouracho: 4.0 km (2.5 mi)
• Etajima: 8.0 km (5.0 mi)
• Kumano: 11 km (7 mi)
• Kaitaichi: 15 km (9 mi)
• Fuchu: 18 km (11 mi)