Kure, city on southwestern Honshu Island, Japan, in Hiroshima Prefecture, a seaport near the city of Hiroshima. Kure has extensive shipbuilding facilities and dockyards; before 1945, it was one of the largest naval bases of the Japanese Empire. Population (1999) 205,946.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001 http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Kure Information info
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