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Braving a Visit To Kure

A Neglected Side of Hiroshima

Donny Kimball
7 min readJul 20, 2021

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Modern Japanese Self Defense Force ships sit at the dock in Kure, Hiroshima

Let’s face it. When it comes to tourism and Japanese history, the period of World War II often gets skipped over completely. While visitors to Japan do indeed flock to Hiroshima’s Atomic Bomb Dome, rarely do you see anyone seeking out any other attraction related to Japan’s wartime past. For reasons that…

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Donny Kimball

I'm a travel writer and freelance digital marketer who blogs about the sides of Japan that you can't find in the mainstream media. https://donnykimball.com/